Job Description

We are looking for a bi-lingual (Spanish) Dental Assistant for our friendly dental practice. You will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification, CPR certificate and provide a great level of patient care.

• Preparing patients for dental work.
• Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
• Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
• Providing great patient care.
• Recording treatment information in patient records.
• Taking digital dental x-rays and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
• Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
• Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Caring for dental equipment.
• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
• Fabricating temporary restorations(crowns).

Dental Assistant Requirements:

• Certification or associate degree in an accredited dental assistance program (preferred).
• MUST BE A TEAM PLAYER.
• Positive attitude that is ready to learn new things.
• Dental x-ray certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Good written and bi-lingual verbal communication skills.
• Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
• Able to provide great patient care.
• CPR certificate.

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