X-Ray Certified Pediatric Dental Assistant - Bilingual Preferred

Hours:

• Full time:
• TUESDAY - THURSDAY 7:50-5:30PM
• FRIDAY 7:50-4:00PM

We are a fast growing, patient centered, KIDS dental practice located in Glen Burnie, MD. We are hiring a dental assistant. You will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification and provide a great level of patient care.

Dental Assistant Responsibilities:

• Preparing patients for dental work.
• Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
• Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
• Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.
• Providing great patient care.
• Recording treatment information in patient records.
• Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
• Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
• Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Caring for dental equipment.
• Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.

Dental Assistant Requirements

• Dental x-ray certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
• Able to provide great patient care.

This is a position with long-term employment potential and we're looking for someone interested in long-term employment.

Training for pediatric dental procedures will be provided. Thanks for your time. Check us out online at www.oasiskidsdental.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience working with children?
• Are you willing to submit to a background check?
• How many years of dental assisting experience do you have?

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

License/Certification:

• Maryland Dental X-ray Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person