Comfort Dental is hiring: Dental Assistant in Kansas City

Dental Assistant Position

Our brand new dental office in Raytown, Missouri is looking for a competent and amazing person to become a team member at our office. Although we prefer someone who has some dental assisting experience, it is not necessary! We will train the right person! We want to fill the dental assistant position for full time in Raytown, MO. Spanish is preferred but not required.

Compensation: $11 - $20 per hour plus potential for results based on incentives. Pay depends on experience! Some evenings and Saturdays are required. You'll help ensure excellent patient care and lift administrative and basic dental tasks off the dentist's shoulders. Dental assistants should be well-organized with great attention to detail. You should be able to follow instructions and respect dental office regulations. We want you to be skilled in providing direct or indirect patient care and able to make office procedures as smooth as possible. Will train if you are the right person.

Assistants work in 6 hour shifts. These shifts are either in the morning from 7:30am to 1:30pm or in the afternoon from 1:30pm to 7:30pm. We are open to motivated dental assistants who want to work 12 hour shifts as well. Availability for afternoon and Saturday shifts are a must.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Welcome patients in the dental office
• Assist the dentist with procedures through 4-handed dentistry
• Take X-rays
• Write detailed notes describing patient appointments
• Sealant placement
• Coronal polishing
• Prepare patients for treatment and/or exam ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed for dental procedures
• Sterilize instruments according to OSHA regulations
• Undertake dental lab tasks as instructed
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
• Keep the dental rooms/operatories clean and well-stocked
• Schedule appointments
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with payment procedures

Qualification and Skills

• Bi-lingual (preferred)
• Previous job experience is a plus
• Proven experience as dental assistant is a plus
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations (OSHA)
• Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing is a plus
• Good computer skills
• Experience using Dentrix is a plus
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Well-organized and reliable
• Having a gentle touch
• Skills in taking impressions, pouring models, making temporary crowns is a plus
• Having a developed sense of anticipation
• High school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred
• Additional certification or training is an asset (e.g. EFDA)

About Our Office:

We are a privately owned dental office serving all patients and our community. We accept most types of insurance and try to help as many people as possible. We offer our working patients extended evening hours and work on Saturdays.

We are looking for that great person to join this winning team and enjoy a lively, positive work environment where we, as a team, understand the key role you will play in our success. We know that our success is not possible without each of our team members and we hope that you will match in this role!

****Hiring Process****: Please submit your resume. We will contact you for an initial interview with one of the owner dentists. Second in-person interview with owner dentist(s). After we have considered all possible candidates, we will contact you with an offer and review next steps!