Dental Assistant Jobs

Have you had a positive impact on someone’s life today? Do you enjoy bringing smiles to children and their families? At CHOICE Healthcare Services, our mission is to provide everyone access to the healthcare they need. CHOICE is the largest provider of pediatric dental care in the Southwest United States, and we pride ourselves on delivering high quality care to children in our communities.

What we provide to you as a CHOICE teammate

• Care for your wellbeing and work-life balance
• Professional and personal growth
• Excellent compensation and comprehensive benefit package
• Experienced leadership support
• Career development 
• Fun and supportive team dynamic with events and celebrations

Summary

The Dental Assistant supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Sets up/breakdown and prepares rooms for treatment/hygiene
• Charts cavities and teeth with doctor
• Instructs patients on oral hygiene
• Charting of patient's treatment and treatment plan with doctor
• Takes x-rays
• Sterilizes instruments
• Assists the doctor in procedures
• Assist in Prophylaxis cleaning of teeth
• Takes IO's

Education and/or Experience

• Certification from a dental college OR three to six months related experience and/or training OR equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• 8-hour Infection Control certification required
• X-Ray certification
• 2-hour Dental Practice Act
• BLS certification

Have you had a positive impact on someone’s life today? Do you enjoy bringing smiles to children and their families? At CHOICE Healthcare Services, our mission is to provide everyone access to the healthcare they need. CHOICE is the largest provider of pediatric dental care in the Southwest United States, and we pride ourselves on delivering high quality care to children in our communities.

What we provide to you as a CHOICE teammate

• Career development 
• Excellent compensation and comprehensive benefit package
• Experienced leadership support
• Fun and supportive team dynamic with events and celebrations
• Care for your wellbeing and work-life balance
• Professional and personal growth

Summary

The Dental Assistant supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Instructs patients on oral hygiene
• Assists the doctor in procedures
• Takes x-rays
• Sterilizes instruments
• Charts cavities and teeth with doctor
• Sets up/breakdown and prepares rooms for treatment/hygiene
• Assist in Prophylaxis cleaning of teeth
• Takes IO's
• Charting of patient's treatment and treatment plan with doctor

Education and/or Experience

• Certification from a dental college OR three to six months related experience and/or training OR equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• BLS certification
• X-Ray certification
• 2-hour Dental Practice Act
• 8-hour Infection Control certification required

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