Overview This is a Full-Time Periodontic Dental Assistant role.

Salary range is $29-$33 an hour.

Requires local travel between the following locations: Groton, Bloomfield, and East Hartford.

Why You’ll Love this Dental Assistant Job!

Do you have strong verbal skills? Are you able to embrace a positive team approach to patient care? If so, then you’d be a great fit for our Dental Assistant position at.

The Dental Assistant provides clinical support to facilitate the relationship between our patients and dentists, increase the efficiency of delivering quality dental care and maintain communication between dentists, patients and administrative staff to ensure a positive patient experience.

Benefits

Health Insurance with optional HSA (healthcare savings account), (single or family coverage), gym/health club reimbursement, discounted health and fitness merchandise and more

Dental benefits (including free cleanings)

Vision coverage

Employee assistance program with unlimited access to free mental health support, legal advice, financial counseling, and more

401K with dedicated financial assistance

Continuing education through work at no cost to you.

When you join 42 North Dental, you will be part of a team that always has your back and trusts your expertise.

If you want to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives, apply for the Dental Assistant position today!

Our Specialty team travels to multiple locations. Reliable transportation and willingness to travel required. Mileage reimbursement provided.

Responsibilities

Greet and prepare patients for treatment

Provide chairside assistance during a variety of dental procedures

Expose radiographs and intra-oral pictures

Provide post operative instructions and patient education

Prepare, breakdown, disinfect and sterilize treatment rooms and instruments

Maintain strict compliance to infection control, CDC, OSHA and HIPPA

Maintain dental supply inventory

Perform other related job duties as assigned

Must demonstrate strong teamwork as the providers assisted are subject to change dependent upon the practice needs.

Qualifications

Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology

C.D.A. preferred

Possess required certifications, licensure or registration as required by state