Part-time Dental Assistant

Job overview

The Part-time Dental Assistant role is an onsite position located in Lufkin, TX. Compensation is not specified for this role, which supports the clinical team at Goodland Dentistry & Braces in providing high-quality dental care to the community. This role exists to assist professional dental staff with patient treatment and office operations. The Dental Assistant contributes to the team by preparing patients for exams, educating them on oral hygiene, and maintaining the cleanliness and readiness of clinical areas.

What you'll do

• Deliver quality and compassionate care to every patient.
• Guide parents of minors and patients through 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, including suctioning, holding retractors, and suture cutting.
• Document patient information, treatment plans, and procedures in patient chart.
• 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.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

part-time

dental assistant

lufkin tx

benevis

clinical support

day shift

weekend required

no on-call

no travel

general dentistry

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Monthly bonuses, continuing education reimbursement, company provided certification trainings

Why this role

Part-time, Benevis company, community-focused, pediatric patient base

About the employer

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