Job description

Our office is looking for a dental assistant to help in our pediatric dental office in Cartersville, Ga. Experience is awesome, but we can train for the right candidate. Must love children. Responsibilities include: taking x-rays on children and adolescents, sterilization, helping with charting, assisting the dentist in operatory treatment and assisting the hygienists. We are looking for someone who is motivated, dependable and enjoys working with children.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients
• Prepare patients for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
• Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked
• Schedule appointments
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with payment procedures

Skills

• Proven experience as dental assistant
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
• Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing is a plus
• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable
• High school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred
• EFDA
• Coronal Polishing

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 2 years (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: In person