Experienced Dental Assistant With Invisalign Experience

Job description

This position is for an experienced Dental Assistant that has vast experience in Invisalign procedures, has gentle hands when assisting doctor, has great comprehension and is able to speak English fluently, and has amazing interpersonal skills to keep patients engaged! You must be comfortable packing cord and doing large and aesthetic temporary crowns. The ideal candidate should possess strong situational awareness and the ability to anticipate the doctor's needs during routine procedures.

Our benefits including paid vacation, select paid holidays, personal days, 401k and profit sharing, which are geared towards long-term growth in our practice. We are looking for someone to retire with our practice, and foster an environment that makes you happy and eager to come to your oasis away from home!

Our busy, high quality, complete-care dental practice is looking for a dental assistant to work synergistically with our dentist and team to make sure that every patient receives the best hygiene, restorative and cosmetic care possible. We are looking for someone with a full understanding of the oral systemic connection and how to treat it effectively with modern solutions, while providing our patients with essential education in regards to oral hygiene and overall dental health. If you want to love coming to work, then join our team of dedicated professionals.

You’ll ensure excellent customer service and lift administrative and basic dental tasks off the dentist’s shoulders. Dental assistants should be well-organized with great attention to detail. You should be able to follow instructions and respect dental office regulations. We want you to be skilled in providing direct or indirect patient care and able to make office procedures as smooth as possible.

• Welcome customers in the dental office
  
• Prepare customers for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort
  
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
  
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations
  
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
  
• Scan patients with iTero scanning and education patient on oral conditions
  
• Invisalign Knowledge and experience chairside
  
• Ability to add Invisalign attachments
  
• Ability to pack cord
  
• Ability to create multiple teeth temporary crowns, temporary veneers, and anterior aesthetic temporaries.
  
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed
  
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
  
• Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked
  
• Schedule appointments
  
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with payment procedures
  

• Proven experience as dental assistant
  
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
  
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
  
• Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing is a plus
  
• Ability to perform Invisalign procedures chairside
  
• Ability to scan patients with iTero intraoral scanner and education patients on oral conditions
  
• Good computer skills
  
• Excellent communication and people skills
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Well-organized and reliable
  
• High school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred
  
• Additional certification or training is an asset (e.g. EFDA)
  

Job Types: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $20.00 to $25 per hour plus bonus pay

Expected hours: 34 - 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
  
• 401(k) matching
  
• Employee discount
  
• Paid time off
  
• Profit sharing
  
• Retirement plan
  

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
  
• 8 hour shift
  
• Monday to Friday
  
• Rotating weekends
  
• Weekends as needed
  

Application Question(s):

• Can you add Invisalign attachments effectively and gently?
  
• Can you retract cheeks and lips "gently" and effectively, as well as position the suction in a manner that keeps the doctor's mirror free of water, making for a fast and smooth procedure?
  
• Are you a talker and self-starter and able to keep patients engaged, but also stay on time, or do you prefer to be told by the doctor and manager what to do next?
  

Ability to Commute:

• Coral Springs, FL 33065 (Preferred)
  

Ability to Relocate:

• Coral Springs, FL 33065: Relocate before starting work (Required)
  

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
  
• 401(k) matching
  
• Employee discount
  
• Paid time off
  
• Retirement plan
  

Application Question(s):

• This position requires strong English language proficiency, including fluent speaking, reading, and writing. You must be able to communicate effectively with patients and team members in English without the use of translation tools or assistance. Please only apply if you meet this requirement. Do you meet this requirement?
  
• Are you a talker and self-starter and able to keep patients engaged, but also stay on time, or do you prefer to be told by the doctor and manager what to do next?
  

This position requires that you retract cheeks and lips "gently" and effectively, as well as position the suction in a manner that keeps the doctor's mirror free of water, making for a fast and smooth procedure. Please descrive in detail your technique.

• This position requires you to gently add Invisalign attachments to teeth in an effective, gentle, and timely manner. Please describe "in detail," and "step-by-step" your method of adding Invisalign attachments.
  
• Please descrive in detail what do you do to stay on time with the schedule, as to not having the doctor tell you what's needed next or that the next patient is here, and be organized with the day's appointments?
  

This position requires the ability to "gently" pack double cord with every crown as well as make functional temporary crowns, bridges, and reline lab temporaries. What is your experience with cord packing and with making temporaries?

Ability to Commute:

• Coral Springs, FL 33065 (Required)
  

Work Location: In person