Cortland Dental & Braces - a Benevis company

Traveling PRN Expanded Services Dental Assistant

Location

Sturbridge, MA, 01566

Job Type

Full Time

Date Posted

29 April 2025

Category

Dental Assistants

Industry

Health Care

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Overview:
Cortland Dental and Braces
PRN/Part-time Dental Assistant
Travel to Holyoke and Springfield on Thursdays 8am - 5pm
May assist on other days as needed
Mileage reimbursement
Work for a company that is truly making the world a happier place, one smile at a time! At Benevis, we create over a million smiles a year in the communities we serve and believe that every person deserves access to quality, affordable dental care. This mission drives everything we do. With over 3000 employees in offices across the country from clinical to support staff - we are united in our mission to create happy, healthy smiles through providing high quality dental care in a fun, compassionate environment. Are you ready to join us in creating our next million smiles? We have JUST the opportunity for you.
We are actively seeking a Dental Assistant to join our growing team! As a Registered 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.
Find your opportunity to make an impact:

Get out into your community -- participate in local events including school screenings, presentations and any opportunity to promote a positive image of us
Participate in morning huddles (hey, even ask to run one!), let your peers know how much you appreciate them, highlight great examples of customer focus, collaboration etc.
Love working with kids (they make up 70% or more of our patient base)

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:
- Document patient information, treatment plans, and procedures in patient chart
- Assist with suctioning, holding retractors and suture cutting during surgical procedures
- Pour, trim and polish impression casts
- Fabricate custom impression trays
Responsible for adhering to all government regulations and company standards

Qualifications: Requirements:

Graduation from a senior high school or GED equivalent required
X-ray certification required according to State and individual practices
Certified dental assistant credentials required according to State and individual practices
Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus (location dependent)

We Offer:

Competitive compensation
Company provided certification trainings-These certifications include CPR certificates, Radiology certificates, Nitrous Oxide certificates, etc.
The company will reimburse selected employees for eligible training/testing expenses required to obtain or renew the certificate

We value teamwork, mutual respect and cooperation. We do not practice unlawful discrimination, including harassment or tolerate it in our workplace. What do we mean by discrimination? We mean that we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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