Ortho Dental Assistant

Laredo, TX
Full Time
Ortho Department
Mid Level

Ortho Dental Assistant

Job description

Dentistry can be fun in the right environment. If you love helping patients and working with a great team, look no further - Planet Dental wants to hear from you! We value our patients and our team. We are building our new practice team.

Dental Assistants help with dental procedures, work on administrative tasks and contribute to the care and support of patients. They play an important part in patient comfort, satisfaction, and education on dental treatments and procedures.

Duties to include:

  • Assists at chair side
  • Delivers "WOW!" experience to patients and guardians
  • Delivers high quality oral hygiene instruction
  • Takes X-rays (digital sensor/nomad portable X-ray) / intra-oral photographs
  • Applies topical fluoride treatments
  • Takes impressions and bite registrations
  • Applies pit and fissure sealants
  • Adaptation of temporary crowns
  • Places topical medications
  • Removes excess cement from fabricated restorations and orthodontic bands
  • Pours impressions to make stone and plaster models
  • Trims models
  • Fabricates mouth guards, temporary crowns, custom impression trays.
  • Prepares casting models and dies
  • Fabricates orthodontic retainers and other appliances
  • Manages the dental office infection control plan to meet OSHA, CDC and standards.
  • Handles instrument cleaning, sterilization/disinfection and re-circulation
  • Performs dental treatment room disinfection
  • Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish
  • Ortho experience preferred
  • Strong verbal communication skills
  • Current dental assisting license in the state of Texas
  • Able to work weekends
  • Valid and current BLS certificate

About Planet Dental:

Planet Dental serves the Austin community with compassion, clinical excellence, value and professionalism. We are here to improve the oral healthcare of our patients through dental education and advanced dental care, which will lead to an improved quality of life. We believe in a 100% customer service approach and pride ourselves on having a team that treats every patient with kindness.

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Laredo, TX 78045: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

  • Registered Dental Assistant (Must be able to obtain within 3 months of hire)
  • BLS Certification (Required)

Work Location: One location

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $12.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekends as needed

Experience:

  • Dental assisting: 1 year (Required)

Language:

  • English and Spanish fluently (Required)

License/Certification:

  • X-Ray Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

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