Description

Foothills Pediatric Dentistry is looking to add an EDDA Dental Assistant to our team-oriented, and patient-centered practice. We are lucky to work with fantastic doctors who care about their team as much as they care about their patients. We have been serving the community for over 20 years and truly love what we do. We are looking forward to completing our team with someone who brings an upbeat energy to work every day.

Our ideal EDDA Dental Assistant is passionate about providing the highest level of patient care, is reliable and self-motivated, wants to grow and expand their skill set, and, most importantly, someone who will jump in and help out anywhere to make the team better. 

• Prepare and maintain sterilize dental instruments, supplies, and equipment
• Patient escort and dismissal
• Operatory disinfection and maintenance
• Collect and record patient health histories
• Instrument transfer and dental material preparation
• Treatment field isolation
• Dental treatment charting
• Recognize and respond to basic dental medical emergencies
• Stone model fabrication and trimming
• Phone in prescriptions at dentist direction
• Record and monitor patient vital signs
• Monitor Nitrous Oxide administration
• Demonstrate knowledge of and operate within OSHA and HIPAA standards
• Post-operative patient instruction
• Other tasks as assigned
• Travel to our Lafayette location is required

Requirements

• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience
• EDDA, CPR, and X-Ray Certification
• Motivated to create positive and meaningful relationships with team members and patients
• Achieve physical demands: standing, sitting, crouching, kneeling, and lift/move up to 15 pounds
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Positive, upbeat, and ambitious personalities will find exceptional success and growth here
• be self-motivated, organized, and have a positive attitude
• possess great understanding of dental terminology
• Committed to the position arriving on time daily and staying late as needed.