Orthodontic Dental Assistant
Description
Join Comfort Dental Care & Orthodontics, a Marquee Dental partner, as an Orthodontic Dental Assistant at our Mary Esther, Pensacola, and Crestview FL locations! Full -Time!
The Orthodontic Dental Assistant WILL TRAVEL to all our locations in the area. Orthodontic experienced preferred.
Comprehensive Benefits include:
Competitive Compensation Plan
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
6 Paid Holidays
401k program
On the job training
About Comfort Dental:
At Comfort Dental Care & Orthodontics, we’re committed to providing you and your family with the sound oral health care and brilliant winning smiles that you deserve! We’re true to our name, Comfort Dental Care and Orthodontics – we put the Comfort in Dental Care. Our goals are to help you maintain the integrity of your smile, be patient advocates that you can count on, and give you a competitive advantage through great oral health care.
About Marquee Dental:
Marquee Dental Partners is a Dental Service Organization with nearly 40 brands in over 65 office locations. Our focus is on partnering with premier dental offices and clinicians in the Southeastern United States. Headquartered in Nashville, TN with offices in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, and Florida, Marquee Dental offers its patients a broad range of services through their general dentistry and multi-specialty practices.
Marquee Dental has succeeded by providing their dental offices with the administrative and operational support they need to deliver gold-standard patient care. They believe that expert operational support, coupled with a strong commitment to fostering and maintaining clinical autonomy, makes them an ideal home for those looking to grow their skills while dramatically improving the patient experience they deliver.
Our Dental Assistants are valued and recognized for their contributions serving as the heartbeat to each dental office. We want to invest in your career engagement and development.
Responsibilities
- Provide superior chair-side clinical support to Orthodontist by charting, patient education, operatory set-up and clean-up
- Manage patient flow by responding to changes, prioritizing the next Operatory room for the Orthodontist and update Orthodontist on patient’s status.
- Fabricate and fit orthodontic appliances and materials for patients, including but not limited to retainers, wires, or bands as prescribed by the orthodontist.
- Take appropriate and accurate impressions when prescribed by the Orthodontist for diagnostic purposes. Pour said impressions in dental stone at a satisfactory and competent level.
- Welcomes and greets patients in the reception area and provides a personal introduction
- Takes and processes X-Rays
- Performs friendly patient hand-offs
- Enters and updates patient treatment plans at the direction of the Orthodontist using the company operational system.
- Escorts the patient to check-out.
- Completes sterilization processes for equipment and Operatory
- Monitors all laboratory cases and ensure they are ready for the next day’s schedule
Qualifications
- Dental Assisting Certification from an accredited school
- 2+ years experience in Orthodontic Assisting
- High school diploma or equivalent
- MUST HAVE: X-Ray certification, or the ability to acquire in a timely manner
- Coronal Polishing and Nitrous Oxide certification preferred
- Detail-oriented with strong patient focus
- Partner with team and contribute to welcoming environment for patients
Equal Opportunity Employer