Cherry Tree Dental
Dental Assistant (Full-time) | Mount Pleasant Family Dentistry - Mt Pleasant, WI
Join the friendly, patient-focused team at Mount Pleasant Family Dentistry in Mount Pleasant, WI. We're looking for a Dental Assistant who is dependable, compassionate, and ready to make a different in our patients' oral health.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401k with a match
- Life insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Office bonus program
What you'll do:
As a Dental Assistant you will work to enhance the daily operations of the clinic by providing excellent care and communication to our patients. As a Dental Assistant you will:
- Prepares, sterilizes, disinfects, and maintains dental equipment, instruments, and supplies
- Collects and records patient health histories, take impressions and x-rays
- Ensures patient comfort during dental procedures
- Prepares dental materials (cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc.)
- Completes charting of treatment information in the patients' dental notes from the doctor as directed
- Assist doctor in management of medical and dental emergencies
- Cleans/polishes removable devices; fabricate temporary restorations, custom trays, study models
- Delivers postoperative and general oral care instructions to patient
- Maintains infection control procedures, patient privacy, and professional interactions with patients and staff
- Assist administrative team with customer service functions
- Present treatment plans to patients
What We're Looking For:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Completion of an accredited Dental Assisting Program or dental assistant experience preferred
- Previous customer service or office experience
- Proficiency or the ability to become proficient within 90 days in dental terminology and dental software for charting, treatment planning, clinical notes, etc.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Foster a positive attitude and be a team player
Hours:
Monday 8:00am to 3:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am to 5:00pm