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Cortland Dental & Braces - a Benevis company - Boston, MA
posted about 2 months ago
About the position
The Orthodontic Assistant at Cortland Dental & Braces plays a crucial role in delivering quality dental care and creating positive experiences for patients, particularly children. This full-time position involves supporting orthodontic procedures, educating patients and their families, and ensuring operational readiness in a compassionate environment. The role requires travel between the Roxbury and Chelsea offices and emphasizes teamwork and community engagement.
Responsibilities
- Deliver quality and compassionate care to every patient
- Guide parents and patients through our processes before treatment
- Educate patients in oral hygiene instruction and provide postoperative instruction
- Prepare patient for examination and treatment
- Take x-rays and save to patient charts
- Take quality orthodontic facial photos
- Responsible for the operational readiness
- Prepare tray set-ups for dental procedures
- Mix amalgam, cement, pulp paste and prepare impression materials
- Sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment
- Clean chairs and rooms
- Assist professional dental staff with treatment
- Document patient information, treatment plans, and procedures in patient chart
- Pour, trim and polish impression casts
- Fabricate custom impression trays
- Perform to the highest integrity by adhering to all government regulations, company standards, and company compliance programs
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Orthodontic or Dental Assistant Certification (State dependent)
- Preferred at least 1 year of experience in Orthodontic Assisting
- Willing to travel in territory assigned to team
- High focus on customer service and satisfaction
- Must love working with children
- Compassion and high level of service for our patients, parents and staff
- Integrity, always doing the right thing
- Dependable, reliable to be at work when scheduled
- Attention to detail
- Able to organize work, engage in a variety of tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines
- Professional manner and appearance at all times
Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
