Dental Assistant
Choice Healthcare Services
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- Pay
- $15 to $19
- an hour
- Location
- Henderson, NV
- +3 more locations
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 24
- 1 day ago
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About the company
Choice Healthcare Services
Hospitals and Health Care · 501 to 1,000 employees
CHOICE Healthcare Services is a dental service organization focused on providing care to help children everywhere smile.
What you'll do
- The Dental Assistant supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, and instruments while assisting the doctor during procedures.
- Responsibilities include taking X-rays, performing prophylaxis cleaning, charting patient treatment, and ensuring compliance with infection control standards.
What you need
- Candidates must hold a dental college certification or have three to six months of related experience.
- Required certifications include Nevada X-Ray certification, BLS certification, and a 4-hour Infection Control certification.
- Education: a professional certificate
Key skills
Dental assistingX-ray imagingPatient careSterilizationChartingOral hygiene instructionProphylaxis cleaningInfection control
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Perks
- Professional and personal growth
- Experienced leadership support
- Comprehensive benefit package
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Overview
Dental Assistant
Summary: The Dental Assistant supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; performing procedures in compliance with the Nevada dental standards.
Pay Range: $14.90 to $19.38 (based on expereince)
At CHOICE Healthcare Services, our mission is to provide everyone access to the healthcare they need. CHOICE is the largest provider of pediatric dental care in the Southwest United States, and we pride ourselves on delivering high quality care to children in our communities.
What we provide to you as a CHOICE teammate:
Care for your wellbeing and work-life balance
Professional and personal growth
Experienced leadership support
Fun and supportive team dynamic with events and celebrations
Comprehensive benefit package
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Assists the doctor in procedures
Takes x-rays
Takes IO's
Assist in Prophylaxis cleaning of teeth
Instructs patients on oral hygiene
Charts cavities and teeth with doctor
Sterilizes instruments
Sets up/breakdown and prepares rooms for treatment/hygiene
Charting of patient's treatment and treatment plan with doctor
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
Certification from a dental college OR three to six months related experience and/or training OR equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred
Bilingual in Spanish is preferred
Required Certificates or Licenses:
X-Ray Nevada certification or affidavit
BLS certification
4-hour Infection Control certification