Healthcare

Traveling Orthodontic Dental Assistant

Groton, CTOnsitePart TimePosted 2 months ago

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Required skills

traveling
orthodontic
dental assistant
clinical support
patient experience
reliable transportation
mileage reimbursement
Groton
Bloomfield
Enfield

Nice to have

Role summary

Seeking a Part-Time Traveling Orthodontic Dental Assistant to provide clinical support across multiple locations (Groton, Bloomfield, Enfield, Waterbury). Responsibilities include patient preparation, chairside assistance, taking radiographs and intra-oral pictures, providing post-operative instructions, maintaining treatment rooms and instruments, and ensuring compliance with infection control standards (CDC, OSHA, HIPAA). Requires reliable transportation and willingness to travel, with mileage reimbursement provided. Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology is essential. A CDA is preferred, and strong verbal skills are necessary. The role emphasizes a positive team approach to patient care.

We Are 42 North Dental

Built by dentists for dentists, we continually raise the bar for what’s possible in the practice of dentistry by delivering healthy, confident smiles for life.

With our roots in Boston, the best-in-the-nation healthcare hub, we are uniquely positioned to partner with preeminent healthcare solution providers to test and launch new treatments, technologies, and add new specialties and services. It is all part of our mission to chart a bold new course for the practice of dentistry.

Our name refers to the latitude of Boston, MA, where we put down roots. Boston is known as the “City of Firsts,” where innovation, collaboration, and excellence come together. These key building blocks are the foundation of any great healthcare organization.

Why You’ll Love this Traveling Orthodontic Dental Assistant Job!

The Part-Time Traveling Orthodontic Dental Assistant will provide 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.

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

This role will travel to the following locations: Groton, Bloomfield, Enfield, and Waterbury.

Responsibilities:

Greet and prepare patients for treatment

Chairside assisting 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

Skills & Qualifications:

Must have reliable transportation to travel between locations

Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology

C.D.A. preferred

Strong verbal skills

Possess required certifications, licensure or registration as required by state

Embrace a positive team approach to patient care

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 today!

Hourly Rate$25—$32 USD

Disclosures

42NDC values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.42NDC is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, including family medical history, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

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