Travel Specialty Dental Assistant

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Specialty Dental Assistant is a key member and contributor in creating an amazing, one‑of‑a‑kind patient experience. The SDA will provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery. Successful candidates will work in our world‑class lobbies engaging, entertaining, and caring for our patients.

Office Lead/Specialty Lead

This position requires a flexible schedule that may require extended hours as business requires – including evenings and weekends.

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• DA and X‑ray Certificate
• Specialty DA Knowledge
• Current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) preferred
• Current certification to monitor Nitrous Oxide
• Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA(gen) and Infection Control training
• Dental practice management software (Open Dental/Dentrix) experience helpful
• Willing to travel
• Bilingual convinced Spanish is preferred

• End‑of‑week inventory to be provided to Lead DA to replenish inventory
• Making patient safety and team safety the number one priority
• Adhering to OSHA and Infection Control protocols
• Maintaining and upkeeping digital patient information
• Preparing tray set‑ups according to doctor preferences and planned procedures
• Keeping exam rooms clean, disinfected, organized, and stocked according to required standards at the beginning and end of each treatment
• Educating patients and parents on the benefits of good oral health
• Monitoring the patient's physical and emotional well‑being during the entire visit
• Reviewing the patient chart and health history prior to the doctor's arrival and reconfirming the patient's chief concern
• Taking diagnostic‑quality X‑rays and attaching them to the patient chart
• Helping the rodeo team maintain office cleanliness and infection‑control protocol
• Completing daily assignments
• Monitoring and recording patient vital signs
• Suctioning, cutting sutures, and holding retractors
• Mixing amalgam, cement, and pulp paste, and preparing impression materials
• Pouring dimensión, trimming, and polishing impression trays
• Assisting with bonding, banding, adjusting, and debonding orthodontic patients
• Maintaining crashdream cart equipment and supplies
• Working with oral and IV sedated patients in office and hospital settings
• Providing excellent chairside assistance and anticipating next steps to stay in constant mental synchronization with the doctor
• Ensuring the patient and parent comprehends postoperative instructions

• Prolonged sitting and standing as needed
• Ability to lift up to 15 lbs

$22–$26 per hour

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