Children's Dental Surgery has an immediate, full-time opportunity available for a Surgical Dental Assistant in our Malvern location! This is a unique opportunity to grow your experience, having the rare opportunity to work in an OR setting.

We are currently offering a $1500 sign-on bonus for this opportunity!

Childrens Dental Surgery consists of five AAAHC-accredited ambulatory surgery centers, each offering a hospital-like setting for safely and effectively treating children in need of restorative dental work. Our centers are currently located in Philadelphia, Lancaster, Malvern, Bethlehem, and Jackson, NJ,and treat thousands of children each year. Our team of skilled providers includes board-certified pediatric dentists, board-certified anesthesiologists, and registered nurses to ensure every detail of our young patients treatment plan is handled with care.

As a leading, regional provider of pediatric dental care, our team provides comprehensive oral health care from infancy through adolescence. Our goal is for children to develop and maintain a positive association with dental care early on in their lives, so they may establish positive habits as they grow. Healthy smiles start here.

We are pleased to offer a competitive salary and strong benefits package, which includes:

• Company contributions towards medical insurance coverage
• No-cost employer paid dental insurance for all employees
• 401k with company match
• Generous paid time off (PTO) policy
• Seven company-paid holidays
• Employer-paid Group Term Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance

Dental Assistant Job Duties:

• Supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.
• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
• Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies; pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining cpr certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by 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.
• Other duties as assigned