Dental Assistant II

Job overview

The Dental Assistant II role is onsite in Worcester, MA, and pays $25–$28 per hour. Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center serves Worcester, Framingham, Milford, and surrounding communities through community health services. The role exists to assist dental providers in delivering care and to complete clinical and clerical work that supports safe, effective dental procedures. It contributes through patient verification, radiography, treatment-room preparation, instrument sterilization, and equipment upkeep.

What you'll do

• Verify patient identity before appointments and procedures
• expose and process radiographs, including panoramic images
• prepare treatment rooms and select instruments and materials
• disinfect and sterilize instruments and document sterilization
• set up, maintain, and track dental equipment maintenance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

dental assistant ii

dental care

radiographs

sterilization

infection control

worcester ma

community health center

cpr certification

radiology certificate

massachusetts dental assistant license

$25-$28 per hour

rotating evening or weekend shifts

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical insurance from the first day of employment, with the health center paying 80% of premiums
• dental and vision insurance
• time off
• 403(b) with employer match
• flexible spending accounts
• employee assistance program.

Why this role

Requires current CPR, radiology, OSHA/infection-control, and Massachusetts dental assistant credentials, plus more than one year of dental assisting experience. Evening, weekend, or holiday shifts may rotate.

About the employer

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Dentists. Sector: 62.