Dental Assistant

Growing pediatric Dentaloffice looking for Dental Assistants to join our growing team! We have Several office located in the Houston area. 

Responsibilities and Duties

• Schedule patient appointments
• Perform routine dental cleanings and assist the dentist with complex dental procedures
• Supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials.
• Performs procedures in compliance with company policies.
• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Readies patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Assembles instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area, positioning instruments for dentist’s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
• Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications and Skills 

• Customer service skills to ensure patients feel comfortable during their appointment as well as well-informed about treatment and dental wellness
• Technical and troubleshooting skills to work with a variety of dental, medical, scheduling and other organization software in the office
• Organization skills enable these professionals to keep their workspace clean to ensure patients, dentists and other assistants are safe and healthy while working
• Knowledge of dental instruments
• Prior experience administering dental X-rays
• Update and maintain client’s dental records
• Take and process X-rays of patients