Dental Assistant Job at Elite Dental Care in Germantown

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Are you an experienced, chair-side assistant looking to grow with our company? Would you like to work for a dental practice that has an excellent reputation and is known for its integrity? What about enjoying providing excellent patient care under the direction of outstanding dentists? Are you willing to ask questions and push yourself to learn something new every day? If this is you, apply today!

Responsibilities

• Have regular and predictable attendance.
• Work individually and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Be highly organized and excellent at attention to detail.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Be compassionate and maintain professional conduct and appearance.
• Perform with integrity, dependability, and adherence to professional codes of conduct.
• Multi-task, organize work, and consistently meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety regulations required for the dental profession (e.g. HIPAA, OSHA, etc.).
• Maintain a positive demeanor with patients and coworkers.
• Maintain a calm and pleasant demeanor at all times.
• Work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail.
• Support dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments, and materials.
• Perform procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patients by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Welcome, comfort, seat, and drape patients as needed.
• Provide information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Assemble instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to the treatment area, positioning instruments for the dentist’s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
• Provide materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth.
• Provide diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies and pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintain patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations and cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Help the dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and an emergency telephone directory.
• Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Document dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensure proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintain dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Conserve dental resources by using equipment and supplies necessary to accomplish job results.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications

• A valid State of TN Dental Assistant license
• At least 3 years of chair-side dental assisting experience
• X-Ray Certification
• Nitrous Oxide Certification
• Coronal Polishing Certification
• Use of dental technology; Dentrix experience is highly preferred
• Patient services experience
• The ability to perform diagnostic procedures
• The ability to report at least 2 days a week for early start times

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Medical Practices