Smith Dental Care is hiring a Dental Assistant at our Athens location. We are a dental practice open 7 days a week. Our full-time employees enjoy a schedule of 3 days per week, 12 hour shifts with 4 days off. One weekend day required.

Smith Dental Care is a company that prides itself on excellent customer service. Our goal is to make our patients feel cared for and welcome. We can teach job skills, so we look for candidates who are supportive, passionate, and always willing to learn. Though we have many offices and departments, we are all one team and growing like wildfire. If you would like to grow in a career at Smith Dental Care, we encourage you to apply!

Website: csmithdental.com

Duties You Will Learn to Do:

• Sterilizing dental instruments and equipment for each patient
• Organizing and laying out instruments for dentist's use
• Handing instruments and other materials to dentist during procedures
• Taking x-rays of patients' teeth
• Taking impressions of patients' teeth for casts
• Using suction and swabs to keep patients' mouths clear and dry during procedures
• Applying topical anesthetic to patients' mouths
• Make temporary crowns
• Obtaining patients' dental records
• Questioning patients about their medical history and recording information for dentist's reference
• Making patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment

Qualifications:

• Strong organizational skills
• Motivated, team player
• Excellent communication
• Self-starter
• Willing to learn
• Punctual

Benefits:

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Hospital, Cancer and Life Insurance plans
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

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

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person