Ortho Dental Assistant

• Assist the orthodontist chairside during orthodontic procedures, ensuring efficient clinical support and an exceptional patient experience throughout treatment

• Assist the orthodontist chairside during orthodontic procedures, ensuring efficient clinical support and an exceptional patient experience throughout treatment
• Take radiographs and impressions, and chart accurately
• Set up, break down, and turn over operatories on schedule
• Sterilize instruments and follow OSHA and infection control standards
• Present treatment plans and explain the doctor’s recommendations in plain language, so patients understand what they need and why
• Discuss fees, insurance estimates, and payment or financing options with patients, and help them say yes to the care they need
• Schedule the patient’s next visit while they are still in the chair, so no one leaves without an appointment
• Confirm upcoming appointments by phone and text to keep the schedule full and reduce no-shows
• Fill openings and cancellations, and follow up on unscheduled treatment
• Coordinate the handoff with the front desk so nothing falls through the cracks
• Support teammates wherever the day needs you

• Reliability. Regular, predictable, on-time attendance for your full scheduled shift is an essential function of this job. Patients and providers are counting on you.

• Reliability. Regular, predictable, on-time attendance for your full scheduled shift is an essential function of this job. Patients and providers are counting on you.
• Presence. This is a hands-on, in-person role. You are engaged, focused on the patient in your chair, and off your phone during patient care.
• A good attitude. You stay positive and professional on busy days, take feedback well, and treat patients and coworkers with respect.
• Team first. You jump in without being asked, communicate openly, and help the whole office succeed.
• Comfort with money conversations. You can talk about cost clearly and confidently, without pressure and without avoiding it.
• Ownership of the schedule. You schedule from the chair, confirm ahead, and treat an open slot or a patient leaving without an appointment as a problem to solve.
• Professional presentation. Because we work inches from our patients, we hold a high standard for personal hygiene, grooming, and clean scrubs every shift.

• Sit or stand for extended periods, often 4 or more hours at a time, in a chairside position
• Bend, lean, twist, and reach over patients repeatedly throughout the day
• Use both hands with fine motor control and steady grip to pass instruments, suction, mix materials, and take impressions
• Perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm movements for the length of a procedure
• See clearly at close range, including small detail, depth, and color (for shade matching and reading radiographs)
• Hear and respond to the dentist and patients while wearing a mask and working around equipment noise
• Speak clearly to give instructions and explain treatment to patients
• Lift, carry, and move supplies and equipment up to 25 pounds
• Move quickly between operatories, sterilization, and the front office throughout the shift
• Wear required protective equipment (mask, gloves, eyewear, gown) for the full shift
• Maintain professional appearance and personal hygiene standards appropriate for close patient contact, including avoiding strong odors and fragrances
• Work with exposure to blood, saliva, radiation, disinfectants, and dental materials, following safety protocols

• Phone screen, then an in-office working interview
• We contact prior employers for references , including questions about attendance, dependability, and teamwork. Please be ready to provide at least two supervisor references.
• Offers are contingent on satisfactory reference and background checks
• New team members complete a 90-day introductory period