Job Description

Hourly rates start at $25 / hour. Candidates with meaningful experience can earn higher compensation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert chairside assistance during pediatric dental procedures, including sealants, fluoride treatments, extractions, stainless steel crowns, space maintainers, and pulpotomies.
• Mentor and train junior pediatric dental assistants, ensuring adherence to best practices in pediatric patient care, behavioral management, and infection control.
• Create a welcoming and child-friendly environment, using effective behavioral management techniques to reduce dental anxiety and build trust with young patients.
• Take and process high-quality pediatric dental radiographs (X-rays) while ensuring comfort and safety for young patients.
• Educate parents and children on proper oral hygiene, diet, and post-treatment care, emphasizing long-term preventive care strategies.
• Assist in the fabrication, fitting, and maintenance of space maintainers and other pediatric appliances.
• Maintain detailed and accurate patient records, charting treatment progress and monitoring oral health outcomes.
• Ensure strict infection control and sterilization protocols, maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for all patients.
• Collaborate with pediatric dentists, hygienists, and front office staff to streamline workflow and enhance patient care efficiency.
• Stay updated on the latest pediatric dental techniques, sedation protocols, and emerging dental technologies.

Key Skills & Expertise:

• Chairside assisting for pediatric procedures
• Dental radiography and charting for young patients
• Infection control
• Instrument sterilization
• Dental radiography (X-rays)
• Sealant application assistance
• Behavioral management techniques
• Patient care and comfort
• Child-friendly approach
• Pediatric dental procedures and tools
• Child oral health and hygiene education

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