Expanded Services Dental Assistant

Job overview

The Expanded Services Dental Assistant role is an onsite position based in Elizabethtown, KY. Compensation is not specified for this role, which supports the clinical team at Ruby Dental & Braces in providing quality dental care to the community. This role exists to assist professional dental staff with patient treatment and office operations, with a focus on specialized areas like oral surgery and endodontics. The Expanded Services Dental Assistant contributes to the company mission by ensuring clinical readiness and maintaining a compassionate environment for all patients.

What you'll do

• Deliver quality and compassionate care to every patient
• Guide parents of minors and patients through our processes before treatment
• Educate patients in oral hygiene instruction and provide postoperative instructions
• Prepare patient for examination and treatment
• Take x-rays and save to patient charts
• Responsible for the operational readiness of the hygiene bay and operatory rooms
• Prepare tray set-ups for dental procedures
• Mix amalgam, cement, pulp paste, and prepare impression materials
• Sterilize and disinfect instruments, equipment, chairs, and rooms
• Assist professional dental staff with treatment
• Document patient information, treatment plans, and procedures in patient chart
• Assist with suctioning, holding retractors, and suture cutting during surgical procedures
• Pour, trim, and polish impression casts
• Fabricate custom impression trays
• Perform to the highest integrity by adhering to all government regulations, company standards, and company compliance programs
• Other duties as assigned

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

elizabethtown ky

expanded services dental assistant

ruby dental

benevis

oral surgery

endo

sedation

weekend work

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with match, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, company holidays, continuing education reimbursement

About the employer

Ruby Dental & Braces - a Benevis company is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Dentists. Sector: 62.