Oral Surgery Dental Assistant - Dearborn Heights, United States - Wave Dental Professionals

Description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

At Wave Dental Specialist, we strive to provide exemplary, personalized dental care in a friendly, relaxing environment at an excellent value. We are a specialty only office. We treat every patient with compassion and integrity, utilizing proven, efficient systems and technologies. The patient experience is our top priority and we strive to 'WOW' our patients, as well as each other.

Benefits:

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Two weeks of paid time off per year
• Up to 7 paid holidays
• Complimentary dental care (within company guidelines)
• Bonus Opportunities

• Records treatment information in the patient's chart, including treatment rendered, the type of treatment planned and the amount of chair time, doctor time and assistant time needed for next appointment.
• Scheduling patient appointments.
• Assists the doctor by passing instruments, aspirating intra-oral fluids, mixing materials and medicaments during examinations or treatment.
• Provides customer service support to patients by escorting them to and from the treatment room and prepping them for care by the doctor.
• Exposing quality dental x-rays for diagnostics and caring for dental equipment
• Prepares all treatment rooms including, but not limited to, set-up, decontamination, sterilization of all instruments, cleaning and restocking.
• Maintains cleanliness of the lab, sterilization area, and operatories. Check off log sheets.
• Changes all chemical solutions, i.e., disinfectant soaks and sprays, sterilant, ultrasonic, and presoak
• Reviews patient's medical history, progress from the previous visit, if applicable, and the scheduled treatment plan with each patient. Collect patient vital signs.
• Ensure both treatment plans and consent forms are signed before treatment is rendered.
• Provide post operative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Takes impressions or digital scan for restorative models, opposing models, and bite registration.
• Follow clinical opening and closing procedures for the office.
• Inspects patient's oral cavity and charts lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth.
• Helps administer nitrous oxide to patients as applicable.
• In addition to these duties, expanded function dental assistant tasks may be required based on specific state guidelines.
• Additional or different duties may be assigned occasionally at employer's discretion.

• Ability to maintain composure and professionalism when exposed to stressful situations.
• Must have oral surgery experience
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions and accept constructive feedback.
• Outstanding communication and customer service skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Reliable and dependable.
• Thrives in a team-based environment.
• Ability to keep records and patients' personal information private.
• Exceptional organizational skills.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum one-year related experience and /or training; or equivalent of combination of education and experience in the dental profession.
• Valid X-ray certificate.
• Current license if CDA, RDA, or EFDA (per state requirements).
• CPR & first aid certificate.