Dental Assistant with front desk experience

Permanent Dental Assistant Job

Parker, CO

Job Description

Job Opportunity: Dental Assistant with Front office skills

Join our professional, one-doctor dental practice in Parker, Colorado! We're a small but dedicated team, open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30am to 4pm, seeking a qualified dental assistant with a passion for patient care and front office responsibilites.

About us: Dr. Holly Sletten's practice is committed to providing exceptional dental care in a warm and welcoming enviornment. Our focus on patient comfort and satisfaction sets us apart and we're looking for a dental assistant who shares our dedication to excellence.

Key Responsibilites:

• Prepare exam rooms and treatment trays
• Disinfect and sterilize instruments and equipment
• Acquire dental X-rays
• Assist the dentist with procedures (e.g. fillings, crowns, extractions, bleaching)
• Enter treatment plans into Dentrix
• Maintain accurate patient records
• Take "On Call" cell phone home
• Conduct a deep clean of the office on Thursdays
• Answer phones when not assisting with patients
• Educate patients on postoperative and oral health
• Place orders with Henry Schein
• Perform housekeeping duties in sterilization area
• Fabricate bleach trays, seat patients and provide post- treatment summaries
• Take intraoral and extraoral photos
• Monitor lab case deliveries and schedule follow-ups

Front Office skills preferred:

• Answering phones and scheduling appointments
• Ensuring a full and efficient schedule
• Insurance verification, claims submission and posting payments
• Sending statements and collecting

If you're a detail-oriented professional who enjoys both clinical and front office tasks, we'd love to meet you! Please send your resume to hollyslettendmd@comcast.net