Dental Assistant/Sterilization Technician

Dental Assistant (DA) - Sterilization
Are you looking for a meaningful opportunity? We are a privately owned, general dental office and are are immediately seeking a highly organized dental assistant who desires to provide excellence in dental care to our patients, and primary support for sterilization of all instruments in our busy office. The candidate should be well-organized, able to anticipate and fully support our dentists and team chair-side on occasion, and with great attention to detail. Must be able to live out the WDG mission (check it out and us online), respectful of patients and co-workers, positive, ability to prioritize, and desires to be the very best.

Who we are - we opened Willow Dental Group to provide patients with a dental experience unlike any they have ever had. Our vision is to serve excellently and put others first while offering the finest in materials and amenities. We shower our patients with gifts, complimentary coffee bar, WDG water bottles, FREE lip balm, FREE pens and more at each visit. We even have a comfort menu to choose from so that our patients experience optimal comfort and even look forward to their next visit with us.

We believe in relationships not just teeth. We treat others the way we want to be treated and that begins with our team. We are protective of our positive work environment and want our employees to enjoy a safe, and fun work-life. We will spend a lot of time together, so we believe that we should enjoy each other, support each other, and find satisfaction in our work each day. Our commitment to our employees is to do everything in our power to encourage and equip them to be the best they can be.

Our goal is to change lives one smile at a time. If we ever miss the mark, we will do everything in our power to make it right because we are professionals with integrity and that's the way it should be.

What we expect from you - we are looking for a reliable professional with good communication skills. A positive attitude is a must and you will responsible for serving patients and your team consistently, and delivering excellence. Experience operating CEREC and Itero is valuable in our office. We also offer and prefer an assistant with Invisalign, and ZOOM! teeth whitening experience. We offer the very best in materials and amenities for both our team and our patients.

About us: we offer the right candidate an amazing opportunity to join our awesome team of professionals in a fun work environment, comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) matching, vision, in-house dental care, and more.

What you can expect daily - a fast paced office, learn to deliver industry-leading excellence and 5-star customer service, to put patients first, to be a team-player, to have fun, to work hard, opportunity to learn constantly and to grow both personally and professionally.

If you are ready for a great opportunity, are qualified, and excited to join our fab team, committed to living out our core values and mission [refer to our website @ https://shawneandersondds.com/ for more info], assertive, grateful, servant-hearted, organized and excited to tackle new challenges, then please submit your resume.

Responsibilities

• Warmly welcome customers to our dental office
• Escort patients to and from treatment, and offer office tours on occasion while always ensuring optimal patient comfort
• Proactively select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed consistently to assist the doctor
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations and provide primary support for all instrument sterilization daily in our office
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry on occasion
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed and management of patient cases as directed
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions to patients occasionally
• Keep the dental ops/rooms clean and well-stocked with supplies
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with payment procedures as directed

Skills

• Proven experience as dental assistant preferred
• Knowledge of dental instruments and best sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
• Ability to perform non-surgical skills including coronal polishing would be a plus
• CEREC, ZOOM!, and Itero experience preferred
• Dentrix experience preferred and basic computer skills required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal people skills
• Attention to detail and able to reach monthly production goals
• Well-organized and reliable
• Competent in taking digital x-rays, patient photos & intra-oral images would be a plus
• High school diploma; & graduation from dental assisting school preferred
• Honest, professional and joyful attitude required

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $41,600.00 - $45,760.00 per year

Benefits:

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

Work Location: In person