Are you excited about dentistry and eager to step into an empowering environment where your ideas can truly shine? If so, we want you on our team!  Our state-of-the-art, private periodontal practice in the Chevy Chase medical area is looking for the right person to join our dynamic team as a full-time surgical dental assistant. We’re looking for a skilled and dedicated Dental Assistant to help us foster a culture of excellence in patient care. In this vital role, you’ll inspire both patients and colleagues while providing essential clinical support during procedures and follow-up visits.
  
At our state-of-the-art periodontal practice, you’ll make patients feel like dental royalty! Your responsibilities will include assisting in their clinical care and ensuring every visit is exceptional. If you share our passion for outstanding patient care, we can’t wait to hear from you!

 

Responsibilities:
- Assist during dental procedures, including preparing instruments and materials

- Bring patients to clinical rooms for procedures or follow-up visits 

- Assist in post-operative care including removing sutures

- Take x-rays as necessary, including CT scans

- Take digital impressions (intra-oral scans)
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient visits
- Sterilize and maintain dental instruments and equipment
- Educate patients on oral hygiene and post-operative care

- Occasional chairside surgical assisting

- Put patients at ease by listening to them and anticipating their needs 

- Be an excellent teammate to your colleague in the office

- Use excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

- Have great attention to detail, with strong organizational skills

 

Preferred Skills:

-One-year dental assisting experience
-Knowledge of dental anatomy and terminology
-Familiarity with dental software
-Ability to take accurate vital signs of patients
   

Required: 
-At least 1 year of direct customer service experience--because great patient care starts with great people skills!

We are a fee-for-service, paperless, Mac-based office with digital x-rays and a CBCT scanner. We emphasize total patient care and patient experience and strive for the highest quality service possible to each patient every time. We offer a friendly, fun, caring work atmosphere, a four-day patient work week, and generous and competitive benefits package. If you’re ready to take your dental career to the next level and have a blast while doing it, we want to hear from you! Let’s make some smiles together! 😄🦷