Pediatric Dental Assistant

Company Core Purpose, Core Values

Dental Excellence Group is a growing company that offers patient-focused, high-quality dentistry in the Northwest Ohio area. There are more than 100 employees, including doctors, hygienists, clinical assistants, and business and marketing support teams. The practice’s purpose is to create a place where dental care is so friendly, comfortable, and convenient, it completely changes the way people think about dentistry.

The practice has five core values; a teamwork focus, a patients first mentality, with the patients’ comfort and care our #1 priority. We value kindness and compassion, both within our team and with our patients. We also have an unwavering standard of excellence, challenging all team members to meet their God given potential in attitude, skill, and service. Our final core value is making every minute count, driving performance and efficiency.

Mission of Dental Assistant

The Dental Assistant reports to the Practice Administrator. The mission of the Dental Assistant is to help facilitate parent and patient understanding of the treatment needed as well assisting the doctor with chair side dental procedures. The Dental Assistant is accountable for creating a relationship with parents and patients, assisting the doctor to increase doctor production. The Dental Assistant must be knowledgeable about dentistry and be able to work with the doctor in a wider variety of dental procedures. The Pediatric Dental Assistant must become credentialed at the hospital where our Pediatric Dentist goes.

Key Performance Indicators

• Doctor production
• Same day procedures

Key Responsibilities

• Greet and seat patient while ensuring patient comfort
• Update patient information as necessary such as health histories, vital signs and x-rays
• Educate patients about necessary procedures and at-home care
• Ensure patient and room are fully prepared prior to Dentist entering treatment room
• Assist Dentist with a wide variety of procedures
• Some independent work with patients within the assistant’s scope of practice such as seating crowns, adjusting dentures, applying fluoride and more
• Take impressions, pour up impressions and lab work
• Follow process for ordering supplies and put them away as necessary
• Organize and sterile treatment room after each patient
• Follow proper protocol to sterilize instruments properly
• Maintain equipment as able
• Going to the hospital for General Anesthesia cases
• Other responsibilities not listed

Key Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Good oral communication
• Team player
• Organization/planning
• Resourcefulness/Initiative
• Adaptable
• Stress management
• Active listening
• Integrity
• Enthusiasm/passion