Dental Assistant (Chairside)

WP Dental is dedicated to providing exceptional dental care through a friendly and knowledgeable team committed to creating healthy, beautiful smiles. They prioritize patient relationships and continuously upgrade technology and skills to deliver high-quality dentistry.

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Dental Assistant to join our dynamic dental practice. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in dental assisting, with experience in clinical procedures and patient care. This role supports general dentistry through advanced technology and ensures a welcoming environment for patients.

Responsibilities include assisting dentists chairside using four-handed dentistry, preparing treatment rooms with sterile instruments, taking and developing dental X-rays (including 3D scans) while following infection control and HIPAA protocols, managing patient records with EMR systems like Dentrix ensuring accurate documentation and coding, monitoring vital signs, assisting with dental imaging, maintaining knowledge of dental terminology and procedures for specialties like prosthodontics, endodontics, and pediatric dentistry, and supporting infection control and safety standards in the clinic.

Qualifications include proven dental assisting experience in busy clinics, proficiency with EMR systems (Dentrix), familiarity with medical coding and documentation, knowledge of infection control and sterilization procedures, ability to operate dental X-ray and 3D scanning equipment, strong understanding of dental terminology and clinical procedures, excellent communication skills, and preferred certification in radiography or X-ray technology with additional training in pediatrics or prosthodontics.

This is an in-person role offering benefits such as 401(k), 401(k) matching, continuing education credits, dental insurance, employee discounts, flexible spending accounts, health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, and uniform allowance.

Compensation is $15.00 - $22.00 per hour.