Dental Assistant

Job Description

Dental Assistant - 4 Positions

Location: New Haven, CT and New Britain, CT

Job Description

We are actively seeking a Dental Assistant to join our growing team! As a Dental Assistant (DA) you are an integral part of care team in providing support to the office and assisting the professional dental staff with treatment. Support our mission to providing excellent dental care in the community and help us create more smiles and memorable experiences. Join a team that believes in teamwork and truly cares about their patients.

Responsibilities

Deliver quality and compassionate care to every patient

• Guide parents of minors and patients through our processes before treatment

• Educate patients in oral hygiene instruction and provide postoperative instructions

• Prepare patient for examination and treatment

• Take x-rays and save to patient charts (dependent on location)

• Responsible for the operational readiness of the hygiene bay and operatory rooms

• Prepare tray set-ups for dental procedures

• Mix amalgam, cement, pulp paste and prepare impression materials

• Sterilize and disinfect instruments, equipment, chairs and rooms

• Assist professional dental staff with treatment:

o Document patient information, treatment plans, and procedures in patient chart

o Assist with suctioning, holding retractors and suture cutting during surgical procedures

o Pour, trim and polish impression casts

o Fabricate custom impression trays

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Requirements:

Basic Life Support Certificate through the American Health Assoc. or American Red Cross

Full-Time DA’s must be able to work two Saturdays per month.Company Description

Staffing Technologies has 20+ Years of IT Staffing and Consulting Experience. Headquartered in Overland, KS, we have 9 Offices Nationwide and have 3 Global Delivery locations. Saicon, our Parent Company, specializes in and has rich experience filling various type of job roles (Both IT & Non IT) in Retail, Consumer Products and Brands, Insurance, Logistics and Travel, Banking and Financials, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Life Sciences, Telecom, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Government and Public Sector.