*$2,000 SIGN ON BONUS*  

Website: https://richildrensdentistry.com/

We are looking to grow our team at Rhode Island Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics! We’d love a Certified Dental Hygiene Assistant, but we’re also willing to train the right person! Join our team if you want to be part of a fantastic team, have fun, and help our patients love their smiles!   

Work Hours: 

Monday - Friday: 7:45am-5pm 

• Preparing patients for dental work.
• Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
• Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
• Assisting Dentist with procedures when necessary.
• Providing great patient care.
• Recording treatment information in patient records.
• Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
• Giving patients information on dental hygiene, oral health care, and plaque control programs.
• Collecting and recording medical and dental histories and patient vital signs.
• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Caring for dental equipment.
• Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
•  Other duties as assigned

• CDA certification Required 
• Radiology Certification Required 
• Expanded Functions Certification Required
• At least 1 year of dental assisting experience is preferred 
• Possess great understanding of dental terminology
• Work well with patients and team
• Be experienced in delivering high-level customer service
• Committed to the position arriving on time daily and staying late as needed.