Dental Hygiene Assistant/Treatment Coordinator
Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Our busy dental practice is growing, and we need someone who can provide high-quality dental care and assist our dentist and dental hygienists with examinations and dental procedures. Our ideal candidate has a dental assisting certificate or one year of dental practicing experience, and excellent customer service, organization, and communication skills. If this sounds like a position you’ll thrive in, we invite you to apply today.
This is a hybrid position with some chairside and some front desk duties.
Responsibilities
- Seat and prepare hygiene patient for care
- Prepare room, equipment and instruments
- Take vital signs and update medical history as needed
- Explain scheduled treatment
- Radiographs and intraoral imaging
- Polishing, flossing and fluoride application
- Charting and note-taking
- Proper maintenance of equipment, biohazards, sterilizers, waterlines, and handpieces
- Ensuring patient comfort throughout the procedure or examination
- Schedule next hygiene or additional treatment visits
- Provide exceptional patient care and help the team stay on time
- Ensure all dental office infection control policies and safety regulations are met
- Sterilizing all equipment and instruments after use
- Manage hygiene schedule, treatment frequencies and insurance coverage
Requirements:
Qualifications
- Sterilization and asepsis training – INFECTION CONTROL
- OSHA/HIPAA knowledge
- Able to take X-rays (digital) including pano, bitewings, vertical bitewings, FMX, and single PAs
- Coronal polishing, flossing, fluoride application, sealants, and hygiene instructions
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, supervisors and patients
- Able to schedule, answer phones and document visit information.
Compensation
$19 - $24 hourly BOE
About New Day Dentistry
Since the opening of our very first private practice in 2007, New Day Dentistry has enjoyed the reputation of offering quality dental treatment and compassionate care to our patients at an affordable cost.
New Day Dentistry is owned and operated by Dr. Jamie Suman and Dr. Jeremy Zeigler, who practice in their own locations in Northglenn and Lakewood respectively. We are a small Dental Services Organization whose philosophy of care centers around community, integrity, and transparency.
We employ qualified, friendly, and dedicated professionals to care for our patients and support our dentists. We offer competitive wages and benefits, including health insurance, retirement, and paid leave. We foster a safe and professional environment for our teams and recognize the value of each individual.
We look forward to hearing from you!