Dental Assistant Job in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

(Job ID: 517730)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $22 - $28 / hour

At Aspen Dental, we put You First.  We offer: 

• A generous benefits package that includes paid time off, health, dental, vision, and 401(k) savings plan with match* 
• Career development and growth opportunities with our best-in-class training program to support you at every stage of your career 
• A fun and supportive culture that encourages collaboration and innovation 
• Free Continuing Education (CE) through TAG U 

How You’ll Make a Difference 

As a Lead or Expanded Functions Dental Assistant, you will perform daily duties to help create lasting impressions and build trust and loyalty with patients.

• Provide direction to DA office team throughout the day to maintain productive patient flow.
• Provide superior onboarding and training experiences for new DAs.
• Assist the Doctors during a variety of treatment procedures.
• Breakdown operatory rooms for Doctors and Hygienists.
• Complete sterilization processes for equipment and operatory and ensures all staff is properly trained and compliant on the process.
• Follow maintenance schedules for flushing waterlines/suction lines, and/or waterline testing, autoclave, and compressor on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis
• Tray and operatory set-up for all procedures.
• Support patient charting for Doctors at a proficient level.
• Ability to train others to execute patient handoffs and monitor patient flow within the practice.
• Follow OSHA regulations and Aspen safety requirements, including compliance with HIPAA guidelines.
• Take dental radiographs (X-rays).
• Provide patients with instructions for oral care following all dental treatment procedures.
• Educate patients on appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health.
• Complete denture soft relines and manufactures temporary crowns.
• Monitor and aid in management of laboratory cases.
• Perform quality intraoral health scan of patients under 5 minutes.
• Understanding of clear aligner process with the ability to articulate and teach.
• Ability to take quality impressions and bite registrations.
• Perform additional expanded functions based on certification(s) to support patient care (coronal polishing, restorative functions, etc.).
• Ensures emergency kits and oxygen tanks are maintained.
• Ability to order and maintain supplies in accordance with practice budget
• Perform various office tasks as necessary

Requirements and Qualifications

• Current Dental Assistant License, Registration, Certification as required by state
• Radiology (x-ray) certification as required by state
• Current CPR or BLS certificate
• 2+ years' experience as a Dental Assistant
• Proficient at chairside assisting/four-handed dentistry
• Demonstrate and provide instruction on proper sterilization and infection control techniques
• Maintain and update annual CE requirement as specified by state
• Graduate from an expanded function dental assisting program at a two-year college or other state board approved program which offers an associate degree OR complete a state certification program in expanded function dental assisting of at least 200 hours of clinical and didactic instruction from either a CODA-accredited dental assisting program or a state board-approved dental assisting program
• Apply for state certification in expanded functions to the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry