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Dental Assistant needed in our dental office

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Permanent Dental Assistant Job
Scottsdale, AZ
Compensation
25
Work Days
Mon, Tue, Wed, and Thu
Experience Required
at least 5 years
Certifications Needed
Radiograph Certified
Software Experience
Dentrix
Job Description

Our outstanding dental practice is seeking an exceptional Dental Assistant for an opportunity to join our dedicated team.

Who We Are

We are a small privately owned office with a close-knit staff and a laidback Doctor, our patients are like family to us and have been coming here for years.

Who We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who can join our fun family, who is a constructive thinker, can be 2 steps ahead, that's fast on their feet. Crown, Bridge, and fillings are our bread and butter here. We need someone who can make a functional, nice-looking temp crown that will stay on the prep for the duration of lab fabrication. We scan for crowns, bridge, occlusal guards & partials, physical impressions are taken for implants and Invisalign cases, so being proficient in impressions is a must. Being detailed on treatment notes is a must too, it is important for insurance claims to be processed in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Opening Duties:

  • Arrive 30 minutes early, turn on all dental units
  • Switch on air compressor, vacuum pump, computers/TV's and room filtration systems
  • Fill Ultrasonic, fill statim with distilled water, run any left over instruments, supplies in Op's.
  • Refill water Bottles in Doc's Op's.
  • Review schedule, check for needed x-rays or intraoral photos, make note if needed.
  • Stock rooms, bur blocks, disposables, composite, bond, etch, impression materials, trays, cements, barriers.

Throughout the day:

  • Put away supplies that come in during down time.
  • Sterilize instruments (ask Hygiene for help if needed)
  • Check supplies, add tags to order buckets or write down on order sheet for reps
  • Give Hand off to front desk, clearly stating what was done for the patient and if there were any changes. 
  • Schedule seat appointments or tell front desk when the patient needs to return and what the next step will be.

End of Day:

  • Write patient notes (templates already in computer, just make changes and add needed notations, please be specific for insurance claims)
  • suction lines in Doctor's ops
  • Empty trash in Op's and Sterilization
  • Check floors in Op's
  • Ultrasonic drained, lid is open and basket is tilted to dry overnight.
  • Run Statim
  • Raise chairs up
  • Turn off dental units, TV's, bring in compressor, turn off Vacuum pump.

End of week:

  • Calibrate scanner
  • Change traps in all Op's
  • Drain water lines in Doctor's Op's
  • Run test strip through statim and mail out for processing

You will also be the emergency # for off hours, you will vet them and contact Dr. Martin if needed for RX's.

Posted 21 days ago
Map to Alex Martin DDS office in Scottsdale, AZ
Alex Martin DDS Alex Martin DDS
10752 N 89th Pl 107
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
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