Dental Assistant

Job Description

Dental Assistant

Fast-paced community health center seeks:

• Full-time Dental Assistant
• A positive, caring, and motivated individual who works efficiently and multi-tasks well. This Dental Assistant must have good reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Dental Assistant will have the ability to work collaboratively in a team approach providing outstanding dental care

A few examples of this Dental Assistant’s responsibilities include:

• preparing and maintaining dental instruments, materials, and equipment
• collecting and recording patient health histories
• preparing patients for dental procedures
• using effective communication skills for pre- and post-op procedures

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Graduate of accredited Dental Assisting school or two years dental experience in general dentistry
• Successful completion of Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Infection Control exam
• Successful completion of and Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Radiation Health & Safety exam
• Travel to StayWell sites in Waterbury and Naugatuck is required.
• Must be available to work 8-hour shifts between the hours of 8AM and 8PM; some evening and weekend hours are required.
• Bilingual Spanish or Albanian skills are a plus

Excellent Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• No-cost medical coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• 10 paid holidays annually
• 20 PTO days annually
• 401k
• Optional supplemental coverage (short- and long- term disability)