Dental Assistant Job at Heartland Dental in Jacksonville

Join the Team at Lakeside Dental Center – Where Your Skills Make Smiles

Lakeside Dental Center, a trusted and established practice located near Saint Johns Bluff in Jacksonville, Florida, is seeking a talented and compassionate dental assistant to join our growing team. This full‑time opportunity offers excellent benefits, a supportive work environment, and the chance to be part of a practice that values professionalism, patient care, and teamwork. If you’re ready to take the next step in your dental career, we’d love to meet you!

Why Heartland Dental

Heartland Dental believes that to provide exceptional lifetime care for patients, we must hire and grow team members who will support the business and clinical needs of each supported dental office and foster a strong team‑building culture. As a Dental Assistant, you’ll work in an environment that encourages learning, team cohesion, and puts patients first.

More About The Role

• Greet and welcome patients from the start of their dental journey, sustain patient comfort, and provide appropriate education throughout treatment.
• Conduct a thorough review of the patient’s health history to provide quality care.
• Take and process x-rays and other diagnostic assessments (iTero 3D scanner, digital photography, etc.).
• Provide superior chairside assistance (i.e., four‑handed dentistry) to supported dentists during a wide variety of procedures in accordance with the state dental practice act.
• Utilize Dentrix for patient scheduling and record keeping.
• Prepare treatment room with strict adherence to safety protocols and following OSHA & CDC recommendations.
• Manage supply and inventory levels, and place and expedite orders as needed.
• Partner with the providers and team to implement Heartland Dental systems and maximize office workflow.

What You’ll Gain

• Competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement savings plans, six paid holidays, and PTO (paid time off).
• Front‑loaded education and training, providing you the opportunity to develop to your full potential.
• Opportunity to be part of a secure company with 20+ years of industry‑leading experience that provides a stable career with unlimited growth potential.

Minimum Qualifications

• Working knowledge of dental procedures and terminology.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced and customer‑centric environment.
• Dental assistant certification and/or x‑ray certification if required under the state dental practice act.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Access to minimum PHI necessary for performing job‑related functions; regular HIPAA training and protection of PHI required.

Preferred Experience

• 1+ years of experience in a dental setting.
• Dentrix or other dental software experience.
• Dental assisting school certification.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Prolonged periods sitting and standing.
• Can lift and carry up to 45 pounds at times.
• Availability to attend virtual training sessions (or in‑person) periodically throughout the year.
• Must complete a tuberculosis (TB) test as a standard requirement for dental office positions prior to starting employment.

Who is Heartland Dental?

Heartland Dental is the nation’s largest dental support organization, providing non‑clinical administrative support services to over 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in more than 1,800 dental offices. Each supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors retain clinical autonomy, and all share a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve.

At Heartland Dental, we’re committed to living our core values which promote diversity and inclusion. We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.