Dental Assistant

Dentologie

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Chicago, Illinois

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive chairside assistance to the dentist during various dental procedures and manage patient care. Responsibilities include sterilizing instruments, obtaining radiographs, and educating patients on post-operative care.

Qualifications

You have a minimum of six months of dental assistant experience and possess clinical knowledge and skills for patient care. You are proficient in performing dental radiographs and intra-oral scans, and you excel at providing chairside assistance during various dental procedures, ensuring patient comfort and providing oral health education.

Must Have Skills for ATS

dental radiographs

intra-oral scans

4-handed dentistry

coronal polishing certificate

Job Description

West Loop dental practice is seeking a full-time Dental Assistant to provide outstanding patient care!  This opportunity comes with excellent pay ($20-$23/hr., based on experience), a career track, great benefits package, full-time hours with a balanced schedule, and be part of a fun culture here at Dentologie! 

Schedule: As a full-time employee, we would ask that you are comfortable working Monday-Friday, 5 shifts per week (including 3 morning and 2 evening shifts).

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Responsibilities:

  • Perform a variety of patient care, office and laboratory duties.
  • Assist dentist chairside during examination and treatment of a variety of procedures.
  • Provide a 10-star Patient experience.
  • Prepares instruments and materials for the dentist for upcoming procedures.
  • Provide direct patient care in all dental services, including restorative, ortho, pediatric, endo, periodontics, prosthodontics and OS.
  • Passes dental instruments between provider and assistant (4-handed dentistry).
  • Make patients as comfortable as possible in the chair while preparing them for treatment.
  • Sterilize & disinfect instruments, equipment and operatories post treatment. 
  • Instruct patients on pre- and post-operative procedures and provide oral health education. 
  • Proficient in obtaining dental radiographs and intra-oral scans/photos.
  • Keep treatment records such as charting existing restorations as well as planned treatment.
  • Monitor daily supplies for restocking.
  • Assist dentist in providing patients with instructions for care post-treatment procedures. 
Required Skills/Abilities:
  • Required: minimum six months of assistant experience. 
  • Excellent verbal, interpersonal, customer service & written communication skills.
  • Clinical knowledge, skills along with patient care.
  • Prioritize and delegate tasks when appropriate.
  • Function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
  • Preferred: coronal polishing certificate.
Dentologie Benefits and Perks:
  • Medical, dental (free coverage for employees), 401K, and vision insurance
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • $50/month for mass transit or parking expenses
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
  • Paid: holidays, PTO, and sick time

Note: Here at Dentologie, we want all of our employees to feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are at work. Our employee lifecycle processes are designed to prevent discrimination against our people regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique.

Dentologie

Dentologie is taking shame out of the dental game! We are reimagining the entire dental experience and creating safe, inclusive spaces that welcome all to feel firsthand how compassion, competence and a little creativity can transform a trip to the dentist.
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