Dental Assistant jobs in Raleigh, NC

Full Job Description

Are you an excellent teammate with a history of exceptional care? WE WANT YOU! We are looking for a well versed DAII who will help elevate our office and provide efficient and quality care to our patients. You’ll ensure excellent customer service, help facilitate the patients transition from clinical room to front office, help with labs and sterilization, ordering, and proper procedural set up and break downs. Dental assistants should be well-organized with great attention to detail. You should be able to follow instructions and respect dental office regulations. We want you to be skilled in providing direct or indirect patient care and able to make office procedures as smooth as possible.

Responsibilities

• Welcome our patients in the dental office
• Prepare patients for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
• Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked
• Schedule appointments
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with payment procedures

Skills

• Proven experience as dental assistant
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
• Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing is a plus
• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable
• High school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred
• Additional certification or training is an asset (e.g. EFDA)"

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.00 - $29.00 per hour

Education:

• High school or equivalent 

Experience:

• Dental Assisting II: minimum 1 year  

License/Certification:

• Registered Dental Assistant 
• X-Ray Certification 

Work Location:

• Multiple locations