Dental Assistant

Are you passionate about providing compassionate patient care? Do you have experience working with children in a dental or orthodontic setting? Are you looking to combine these into your next role?

 

Well, you’re in the right place! Advanced Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics is hiring a Dental/Orthodontics Assistant to join our team in Pasco, WA!

 

Key Details:

• Pay: $19 – 24/hour, Depending on experience
• Benefits: Employer subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance; PTO; 401k with matching and holiday pay after 1 year of employment, plus bonus potential.
• Location: 9720 Sandifur Pkwy, Pasco, WA 99301
• Schedule: This is a Monday-Friday role with shifts typically running between 5:00am and 5:00pm, depending on the day.

Who We Are:

At Advanced Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, we believe that every child deserves quality dental care. We work hard to ensure that all the children in the communities that we serve have access to specialized dental care and strive to become an integral part of the community that we serve. Our Doctors are specialists in pediatric dentistry and utilize state-of-the-art technology to provide your family with the best care available. We have taken great care to make sure our practice is a fun, inviting place for kids and families! We offer a warm, friendly, and energetic atmosphere that will keep your little ones excited about visiting the dentist.

To learn more, check out our website: https://www.pascowakidsdentist.com/

Who You Are:

You’re an enthusiastic and compassionate dental/orthodontic pediatric assistant who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. You love working chairside with doctors to educate and engage patients, helping promote lifelong dental and overall health. You’re energized by meaningful patient interaction and take pride in creating positive experiences for children and families. If you're looking to be part of a practice where the motto is Happy Kids, Healthy Smiles, for a Lifetime, and where cutting-edge technology meets specialized pediatric and orthodontic care, you’ll feel right at home with us.

Other qualifications include:

• Experience in Dental and/or Orthodontic Assisting
• Current State of Washington Dental Assistant Registration
• Experience working with children, preferred
• Bilingual in Spanish/English, preferred
• Healthcare BLS and WISHA trainings, preferred
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with patients, parents, and clinic staff
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background and professional references checks

What You’ll Do:

As a dental/orthodontic pediatric assistant you will work chairside the doctor to promote good dental and general health through education and patient interaction. A typical day will consist of:

• Prepare patient for dental hygiene by welcoming, soothing, seating and draping patient.
• Answer questions and provide parents, or guardians with information about patients’ oral health, treatment, and hygiene
• Communicate and work alongside dental staff to provide the patient with high level of care
• Examine patients’ mouth for oral health, OHI, and provide any combination of the following treatments as instructed and approved by the dentist: 
• • Perform visual exams
  • Perform Prophies
  • Perform 4-6 handed dentistry
  • Assist all dental preventative, restorative and orthodontic procedures
  • Remove excess cement with hand instruments
  • Take x-rays and intraoral photos
  • Apply sealants
  • Arrest dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity-preventing agents
  • Mix filling compounds
  • Take impressions of teeth
  • Place and remove orthodontic bands
  • Take impressions of space maintainers and orthodontic retainers
  • Prepare teeth for bonding, place elastic ligatures or chains

Advanced Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive atmosphere for all employees.