Dental Assistant

Nuvia Dental Implant Center is rapidly expanding and looking for enthusiastic Dental Assistants to join our growing team. We are a leader in dental implant services, known for our exceptional patient care and innovative solutions. With over 45 locations across the country, Nuvia has been featured on major news outlets such as Yahoo Finance, ABC, and CBS. Nuvia s 50,000+ 5-star Google reviews make it an ideal career for any hardworking dental assistant professional who enjoys helping patients through a life changing procedure.

• Pay: $24-$45 per hour
• $24-$29 per hour base
• Up to $2,000 monthly bonuses averaging out to roughly $12 per hour
• Up to $2,000 quarterly bonuses averaging out to roughly $4 per hour
• Retention bonuses up to $2,500 per year
• Closed Airway Surgeries:
  Most operations you assist with are closed airway, making the job safer for patients
• Robust Dental Leadership Structure: onsite dental assistant lead, regional leads, and an operations manager who began as a dental assistant
• Compensation:
  Competitive base pay plus center performance bonuses and yearly anniversary bonus
• Benefits Package:
  Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401k with match, paid training, PTO, bereavement leave, parental leave, and an employee assistance program
• Nuvia Provided Scrubs:
  Company branded scrubs provided

The dental assistant (surgical assistant) at Nuvia Dental Implant Center plays a crucial role in assisting our surgeons and restorative dentists so they can focus on delivering premium service that is safe and memorable. Our dental assistants have a full scope of responsibility from assisting in setup, surgery, taking impressions and pouring molds, X-rays to placing orders and working with our patients.

• Live company core values
• Taking impressions and pouring up molds
• Taking patient photos
• X-rays and Cone Beams
• Setting up appointments in scheduling platform
• Setting up and taking down operation rooms, ensuring that no one needs to leave the surgery room
• Placing orders for basic and implant supplies
• Adjusting and relining prosthesis
• Assisting the doctor during a variety of surgical implant procedures
• Delivering pre and post op instructions
• Sterilization and daily cleaning
• Managing patient expectations and delivering the best patient care in the industry

• Registered Dental Assistant with all the proper certifications
• BLS certification approved by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• Self-starter who works well as part of a team
• Patient-centric with good communication skills
• Outgoing and empathetic
• Flexible and a quick learner
• Great organizational skills and high level of office aptitude

Surgery prep and start: Prepare the instruments and patients for surgery and meet the surgeon and CRNA to review surgery expectations with the patient. Assist the CRNA with the intubation process and assist with surgery.

Morning huddle: Review the day s schedule and partner with your team to discuss specific patient needs.

Meet lab deadlines: Work efficiently and strategically to meet tight deadlines, ensuring patients receive their prosthetics within 24 hours.

Overcoming obstacles: Use your experience to problem solve daily, including equipment challenges, patient delays, and any patient concerns, to keep processes running smoothly and provide top-tier patient experience.

Perform Circular task: Maintain operations by ordering supplies, sterilization, ensuring compliance, and handling lab requests or questions.

End of day: Complete all surgery reports and prepare for upcoming patients by reviewing patient charts, lab cases, and implants to create the action plan for the following day.