Career Opportunities

Dental Receptionist (CDR)   

We are seeking a highly motivated and professional Dental Receptionist to join our crew. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for a challenging and rewarding role in a fast-paced and dynamic dental practice.  

As the first point of contact for our patients, the successful candidate will play a key role in delivering an outstanding patient experience. They will be responsible for greeting patients, scheduling appointments, and managing the front desk in a friendly and efficient manner.  

Key Responsibilities:  

• Greeting and checking in patients  
• Answering phone calls and directing them to the appropriate person  
• Scheduling and rescheduling appointments  
• Collecting and processing patient and Insurance payments  
• Maintaining accurate patient records and filing systems  
• Assisting with the coordination of patient care  
• Performing general administrative duties  

The Ideal Candidate will have:  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  
• Professional and friendly demeanor  
• Strong organizational and time management skills  
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment  
• Ability to work as part of a team  
• Previous experience in a dental receptionist role is an asset  

We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive and positive work environment. If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual looking to grow your career in the dental field, we would love to hear from you.  

Apply today and take the first step towards a rewarding and challenging career in dentistry!  

General Cut/Paste Job descriptions outlined below.    

DENTAL RECEPTIONIST/FRONT DESK ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS (CDR)  

 Job description:  

• Patient reception and dismissal  
• Appointment booking, control, and maintaining recall system  
• Block out times for reserved emergency and new appointments  
• Maintaining and controlling business area  
• Handle all incoming calls promptly and efficiently  
• Patient follow-up treatment calls  
• Public relations 
• Basic Bookkeeping  
• Managing receivables and payables  
• Prepare and input payment balances  
• Age and prepare outstanding account statements  
• Maintaining financial records  
• Incoming mail, invoices, packing slips and statements (forward to appropriate person for verification and/or payment)  
• Maintaining file system  
• Ordering and receiving supplies  

  LEVEL I or II CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT SKILLS (CDA)  

 Job Description:  

• Preparation of the treatment/clinical area 
• Cleaning and sterilization of instruments and hand pieces 
• Passing instruments to the dentist or hygienist (single- and two-handed technique) 
• Proper use of High-Volume Evacuator within the Oral Cavity 
• Preparation of Restorative Materials 
• Perform simple laboratory procedures such as the pouring and trimming of study models 
• Maintains supplies and equipment (stocks and replenishes supplies) 
• Monitors inventory 
• Assesses emergency situations, aware of emergency protocols, knowledge of First Aid and CPR 
• Assists in maintaining emergency drug kits 
• Ability to interpret Material Safety Data Sheets 
• Conducts spore/biological indicator tests 
• Recording data on patients’ record or chart as directed by the DDS 
• Patient and community education on oral health (extra-oral) 
• Other extra-oral duties as required by the dentist 
• Instruction in care and maintenance of pre-fitted appliances  
• Expose, process, and mount radiographs as specified by HARP  
• Obtains vital signs 
• Application and removal of rubber dam 
• Mechanical polishing of the coronal portion of the teeth, but not including any instrumentation  
• Taking extra-/intra-oral photographs  
• Taking alginate impressions of the teeth for study and working models  
• Taking digital/optical impressions of the teeth for study and working models  
• Oral hygiene instruction  
• Dietary counselling relative to dentistry  
• Fluoride application  
• Application of materials topically to prepare the surface of the teeth for pit and fissure sealants  
• Application of pit and fissure sealants  
• Application of topical anesthetics  
• Application of desensitizing agents  
• Polishing restorations  
• Oral irrigation  
• Whitening the coronal portion of the teeth using tray-based systems and materials generally available to the public without prescription  
• Placing and removing restorative matrix bands and wedges  
• Public health screenings to detect gross abnormalities  
• Removing periodontal dressings that are uncomplicated  
• Removing simple interrupted sutures  

   Registered Dental Hygienist RDH  

 Job Description:  

• Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies, charting conditions of decay and disease, and performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act 
• Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols  
• Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient 
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests 
• Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments 
• Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient’s oral health  
• Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins 
• Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums, using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession and exposing and developing radiographic studies  
• Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents  
• Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations, cleaning, and polishing removable appliances  
• Places, carves, and finishes amalgam restorations  
• Removes cement from crowns and bridges  
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers  
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions and providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit 
• Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories and charting in patient records 
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential 
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations 
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols 
• Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, and calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques 
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies 
• Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.