Dental Assistant Job at Commonwealth Dentistry in Charlottesville

Dental Assistant Opportunity

Commonwealth Dentistry is looking for a full time Dental Assistant for our brand new Charlottesville location!

You can navigate your future by partaking in the ultimate employee experience & building long lasting relationships with your patients and co-workers, by helping them SMILE. S- Sincerity (passion & excellence in everything we do) M- Mastery of skills with on-the-job training I- Integrity (doing the right thing all the time) L- Laughter & Love (bring Joy and laughter to work- happiness is always a choice) E- Excellent compensation, employee perks & benefits (competitive salary, medical, vision, dental, 401k, bonus plan & 100% paid for benefits such as telemedicine, short-term disability and life insurance). Oh did we mention our annual Vegas-themed holiday party! #ChangingLivesOneSmileAtATime

Key Competencies

• Assists the dentist providing dental treatment
• Functions as a treatment coordinator and prepares and presents treatment plans to patient
• Schedules patient appointment to accommodate potential obstacles
• Maintains dental instruments, supplies and equipment
• Collects and records patient health histories
• Assists with patient management during dental procedures
• Completes instrument cleaning & sterilization and post-op sanitization of treatment rooms
• Prepares dental materials and equipment as needed for the scheduled treatment
• Completes dental charting
• Is responsible for inventory supply and other ancillary duties
• Calling to confirm appointments
• Escalating issues to Office Manager
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.