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Part Time Dental Assistant

Sioux Falls Smiles

Sioux Falls, SD

Posted/Updated: Today

Job Description

Would you like to work for a private dental practice that has an excellent team of providers? We are seeking a Part Time Dental Assistant for Saturdays with a positive attitude that can embrace teamwork and can convey genuine concern for patient care. We offer a competitive salary while working in a professional, respectful, and fun environment. We’re committed to the success of our team and practice. In this role, your responsibilities will primarily include chairside assisting, charting, cleaning clinical rooms, helping in the sterilization lab and providing outstanding care for our patients .If this sounds like a team you want to be a part of, please send us your resume for review!

Pay: $22

Responsibilities:

  • As a Dental Assistant - you keep our operations efficient and running smoothly
  • When interacting with our patients, your customer service skills shine as you take care of any questions or concerns they may have
  • You keep your workspace clean & provide assistance to other members of the dental team
  • Provide a warm greeting and escort patients of all ages to the appropriate operatory
  • Prepare instrument cassettes and set up materials for the procedures to be performed
  • Perform sterilization of contaminated dental instruments after appropriate training and follow standards of infection control protocol
  • Assisting procedures that include but are not limited to: fixed and removable prosthodontics, esthetic and non-esthetic direct restorations, oral surgery, & endodontics.
  • Briefly explain dental procedures and answer basic questions about treatment planning to the patient
  • Assist office personnel in times of patient health emergencies
  • Willingness to learn new technologies (impression scanning, digital restoration design, etc.)
  • Stay on task during and in between appointments
Sioux Falls Smiles
2701 South Minnesota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57105