Dental Assistant needed in our dental office

Permanent Dental Assistant Job

Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

We are hiring a full-time dental assistant to join our team at Dr. Joyce Family and Cosmetic Dentistry. 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 and provide a great level of patient care. Additionally this role will require some rotation to the reception for front office duties. We are looking for someone with experience in the dental field with familiarity with Eaglesoft software. Competitive salary based on experience, with medical insurance, FSA, 401K, in-house dental coverage, earned paid-time off. Please email resume with contact info for an interview.

Dental Assistant Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Assisting dental hygienists with procedures when necessary.
• Providing great patient care.
• Recording treatment information in patient records.
• Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics 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.
• Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.

Dental Assistant Requirements:

• Dental x-ray certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
• Able to provide great patient care.

About us: Our company sees only PPO and cash patients. Located near UCLA on Westwood Blvd and South of Santa Monica Blvd.

The skilled team at Dr. Joyce, Family and Cosmetic Dentistry are committed to improving and maintaining your oral health and safety at every visit to the office.

We offer the most modern procedures and technology available in dentistry today, with results that stand the test of time and exceed your expectations.

Each team member values the highest ethical standards and professional conduct. We envision a customized, safe, and comfortable dental experience for each patient.