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| Position | ASSISTANT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | Fox Dental Associates | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 Iris Street Asheville, NC 28803 Map |
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| Duration | PERMANENT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wage | 1 - 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notes | We are a long-standing private dental office with a focused team of professionals who are in need of an experienced Dental Assistant. Our staff is very proud of our team-centered approach to running a family-based practice and it shows in all we do. Our ideal candidate is someone who will want to stay with us long-term, but also wants to help ensure that our patients want to stay with us as well. We take staff and patient safety very seriously and continually look for ways to improve our efforts. This is a true family style practice. Benefits: This is a full-time employed position that offers health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as paid vacation time. Compensation is based on experience. Preferred Qualification: • 1 Year dental assisting experience • Familiarity with Open Dental • Dental assistant terminology and procedure proficiency Essential Functions: • Assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures • Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays) • Inquiring about the patient's medical history, taking blood pressure, and pulse • Serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment • Helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment • Providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures. • Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health. • Taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth) • Performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer • Communicating with patients and suppliers (e.g., scheduling appointments, answering the telephone, billing and ordering supplies) • Helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery. • Follow properly issued instructions/directions regarding patient flow and manage the flow of patients for efficient scheduling. Required Licensure: • CPR Certification • X-Ray Certification • Nitrous Monitoring |
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