Dental Assistant (Perio)
11 days ago
East Meadow
Job Description About Us: At The Smilist, we aim to provide high quality dental care in a warm, welcoming, and professional environment. Our team is dedicated to making lives better one smile at a time. We are currently seeking a reliable, friendly, and motivated Oral Surgery Assistant to join our growing practice and contribute to our mission of excellent dental care. This position will work out of the following locations: Massapequa, East Meadow, Syosset, Amityville, Whitestone, Valley Stream, Riverhead, Rockville Centre and Greenpoint. Key Responsibilities: • Keep patients focused on optimal treatment while attending their individual concerns and promoting the good qualities of their doctor, • Maintain a clean, sterile, and cheerful environment where your patient feels comfortable; prepare patients for treatment, and assist the doctors - thereby enabling them to provide efficient quality dental treatment, • Escort patients to and from the front desk, • Prepare tray setups for dental procedures and maintain adequate supply levels in each operatory, ordering and replenishing as needed, • Proven experience as a Dental Assistant - at least 1 year, • Prior perio experience, • Knowledge of dental instruments, equipment, and procedures, • Prior Dentrix experience preferred, but not required, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, • Ability to work well in a team and handle multiple tasks efficiently, • Competitive compensation, • Benefits package - health, dental, vision insurance, and more!, • Opportunity for professional growth and continuing education, • Schedule: Full Time, • Salary Range: $25.00-$30.00/hour and monthly travel stipend Powered by JazzHR wCk4bEyhs2