Cosmetic & Digital Dental Assistant in Newport Beach, CA

Cosmetic & Digital Dental Assistant

Newport Beach, CA
3 Days/Week | $20–$30/hour based on experience and skill

We are a boutique, fee-for-service dental practice focused on cosmetic, restorative, biomimetic, preventive, and digitally driven dentistry.

We are looking for a polished, proactive and highly detail-oriented Dental Assistant who takes pride in creating an exceptional clinical and patient experience. 

We prioritize quality, precision, technology, hospitality, and long-term patient relationships.

The person we are looking for

You are the kind of assistant who naturally thinks ahead.

You notice what needs to be done before being asked. You keep your operatory immaculate and stocked even while in the chair. You understand how to keep a doctor on schedule without making a patient feel rushed. You are warm and reassuring with patients, accountable with your team, and genuinely interested in becoming excellent at your craft. Our practice uses Oryx Dental Software.

You should be:

• Reliable and punctual
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Proactive and able to anticipate the next step
• Warm, professional and comfortable communicating with patients
• Skilled at four-handed dentistry
• Comfortable learning new technology and clinical workflows
• Calm and efficient in a high-standard environment
• Coachable, accountable and receptive to feedback
• Interested in becoming a long-term member of the practice

Responsibilities

• Four-handed chairside assisting
• Complete operatory setup and breakdown
• Digital X-rays
• Intraoral scanning
• Clinical photography
• Cosmetic and restorative procedures
• Temporary/provisional fabrication and adjustment
• Invisalign and digital workflows
• Sterilization and infection control
• Clinical documentation & Treatment planning
• Maintaining supplies and organized operatories
• Anticipating the doctor's instruments and materials
• Patient comfort and communication throughout treatment
• Postoperative instructions and follow-up
• Helping the clinical day run efficiently and seamlessly

Experience in cosmetic dentistry, restorative dentistry, Invisalign, intraoral scanning, photography or digital dentistry is a plus.

Dental assisting experience is preferred, but character, initiative, integrity, intelligence and willingness to learn matter greatly to us.

Schedule

Hours: 3 days per week, 7am-3pm

Compensation:  $20–$30/hour. Compensation is based on experience, clinical skills, independence and overall ability to contribute to the practice.

There is opportunity for growth for the right person.

 Why Us?

At Newport Modern Dentistry, our philosophy sits at the intersection of: Artistry. Technology. Health. Longevity.

You will work in a state of the art, modern Newport Beach practice where the emphasis is on doing dentistry exceptionally well rather than simply seeing more patients.

We want someone who wants more than a job.

We are looking for someone who wants to become exceptionally good at what they do and who takes genuine pride in representing an elevated standard of care.

Please complete and email the screening questions below when applying.

1.  How many years of dental assisting experience do you have, and what types of dentistry have you assisted with most frequently?

2. Which of the following can you perform confidently and independently? Select all that apply: Digital X-rays; intraoral scanning; clinical dental photography; temporary crown/veneer fabrication; Invisalign records/scans; four-handed restorative dentistry; cosmetic dentistry; implant restorative procedures; sterilization/infection control; none of the above.

3.  A doctor is finishing one procedure while the next patient is arriving. What would you be doing without being asked?

4.  What do you believe separates an exceptional dental assistant from an average dental assistant?

5.  This position is part-time, three days per week in Newport Beach, with compensation of $20–$30/hour depending on experience and demonstrated skill. Does this schedule and compensation range work for you?

6. In your application, tell us one thing you noticed about Newport Modern Dentistry that made you want to apply.

Applications without completed screening questions may not be considered.