Smith Dental Care is hiring a experienced Dental Assistant at our Anderson, SC location. We are a dental practice with 4 clinical office locations, open 6 days a week. Our full-time employees enjoy a schedule of 3 days per week, 12 hour shifts with 4 days off. One weekend day required.
Smith Dental Care is a company that prides itself on excellent customer service. Our goal is to make our patients feel cared for and welcome. We can teach job skills, so we look for candidates who are supportive, passionate, and always willing to learn. Though we have many offices and departments, we are all one team and growing like wildfire. If you would like to grow in a career at Smith Dental Care, we encourage you to apply!
Website: csmithdental.com
Duties You Will Learn to Do:
- Sterilizing dental instruments and equipment for each patient
- Organizing and laying out instruments for dentist's use
- Handing instruments and other materials to dentist during procedures
- Taking x-rays of patients' teeth
- Taking impressions of patients' teeth for casts
- Using suction and swabs to keep patients' mouths clear and dry during procedures
- Applying topical anesthetic to patients' mouths
- Make temporary crowns
- Obtaining patients' dental records
- Questioning patients about their medical history and recording information for dentist's reference
- Making patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
Qualifications:
- Strong organizational skills
- Motivated, team player
- Excellent communication
- Self-starter
- Willing to learn
- Punctual
Benefits:
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Hospital, Cancer and Life Insurance plans
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid time off
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
