Lead Dental Assistant

Company: VensureHR
Location: Hialeah
Posted on: April 12, 2025

Job Description:

About us At our company we believe that people deserve more. People deserve to have better quality treatment, better access to care, and to be better recognized as the unique individual they are. We strive every day to reach these goals because the dentist plays an increasingly important role in our community's lives. Our leader has been practicing for over 20+ years and as of 2025 our office is going through an exciting new change of rebranding, remodeling, and shifting our focus from being a single-practitioner general dental office, to a multi-specialty aesthetic dental boutique. We are a fee-for-service private office (no HMOs/PPOs/Medicaid/or Medicare) focused solely on providing our patients with dedicated premium comprehensive care and attention to deliver not just the best clinical work around, but the best patient experiences imaginable. We are investing heavily in our office to serve a more upscale clientele that value quality care and VIP treatment. We are not a volume based dental office, and we prefer to build lasting relationships with our patients and take our time when providing a very high-level personalized type of dental care. Position Summary We are seeking a detail-oriented and organized Senior Dental Assistant to join our team. Your job isn't to only assist the doctor's chair-side, but to oversee all the clinical back-office operations to ensure smooth and timely treatment of the patient. And if you are ambitious, show leadership, and capable of establishing new and improved operational protocols to facilitate the doctor's work, there will be room for you to grow your career through promotions, salary raises, and managerial responsibilities as we grow our office. The ideal candidate possesses a strong dedication to creating a great patient experience and is a team player between assisting the doctor and coordinating with administrative staff. This position requires a detail-oriented eye, strong organizational skills, exceptional ability with typing the doctor's clinical notes during appointments, great communication & clinical skills, and a very friendly and cheerful attitude when seeing patients. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Actively assist the doctor during procedures with four-handed dentistry Perform expanded duties functions as allowed by the Florida Board of Dentistry Responsible for typing all the doctor's notes into Open Dental Manage the sterilization of all instruments Capture X-rays Ensure that patient trays are always set up prior to their appointment In charge of managing dental inventory and ordering Assist the specialists during the treatment they perform Responsible for the maintenance of dental equipment, such as operatory chairs Responsible for ensuring that patient's are promptly attended to and brought in quick Assist with cleaning up the office and other related housekeeping responsibilities And assist the doctor in anyway not listed here, but is within the scope of an assistant Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Proficiency in Open Dental software is a must. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in both English & Spanish. Strong understanding of four-handed dentistry Ability to multitask and stay organized in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Strong problem-solving skills and a patient-first attitude. Education & Experience 5+ years experience in dental assisting Completion Certificate from accredited expanded duties dental assisting program Completion Certificate from accredited Restorative Function for dental assistants Experience assisting an Oral Surgeon, Endodontist, and Periodontist Experience assisting in smile design procedures Capable of operating a CBCT Scanner Employment Type: Full Time

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