Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Signing bonus
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Dental insurance
About Us:
We strive to provide our community with the best dental care possible – all with genuine enthusiasm, great compassion, warmth, and a commitment to quality. Our shared values include:
- Compassion
- Respect
- Excellence
- Dedication
- Innovation
- Integrity
- Trust
- Grace
Our entire team is dedicated to delivering outstanding dental care while making each patient as comfortable as possible.
A Day in the Life of a Dental Assistant at Smile Makers:
- Arriving 30 minutes before start time to be ready to go at 10 AM.
- Working with a driven team of 5 other Dental Assistants.
- Caring for patients in all surrounding areas of Northern Virginia.
- Working in a diverse office where the team speaks more than 10 languages.
- Treating every patient like family.
- Seeing between 25-50 patients each day.
- Assisting through procedures in all areas of the clinical space, i.e., room setup/breakdown, four-handed dentistry, sterilization, etc.
- Contributing to supply and inventory management.
- Using all equipment with care and ownership.
- Improving daily on essential tasks such as taking quality x-rays, suctioning, and patient care.
- Supporting the hygienist in all aspects of preventative and periodontal procedures.
- Completing opening and closing duties as a team.
This role is for you if...
- You love working in a fast-paced environment.
- You thrive when there are learning opportunities.
- You enjoy constant communication.
- You love working with friendly patients.
- You can’t live without modern technology.
- You absolutely love a diverse team.
- You want to learn and train to improve your assisting skills daily.
- You understand the importance of treating others like you want to be treated.
- Your attention to detail is exceptional and you prefer order and organization.
- You are a self-starter and take initiative every day.
- You are driven by results, solutions, and impact.
This role is not for you if...
- You prefer working solo as opposed to on a team.
- You are uncomfortable being in close proximity with a wide variety of people daily.
- Change makes you uncomfortable and you often resist it.
- You treat this position as a job and not a career.
- You do not manage time well or enjoy multitasking.
- You dread the work rather than learning.
- You have a negative attitude and mindset.
What Winning Looks Like:
- We support you in winning by reviewing metrics related to sterilization protocols, treatment case acceptance, reappointment rate, and meeting provider production goals weekly.
- Staying on time throughout the workday.
- Your dental skills have expanded to take on more accelerated tasks and procedures.
- Align with Dentist goals.
- NP reappointment.
- Treatment or Case Acceptance.
Deal Breakers:
- An individual who limits themselves from learning.
- Not dedicated.
Every day is a new day to learn something new and be open-minded to help serve the community. Being open to meeting people from all over the world is a must, as we are very diverse. Lastly, the candidate would need to be in alignment with core values to execute every day you enter Smile Makers with compassion, respect, empathy, dedication, innovation, integrity, trust, and grace.
What’s Next?
Still want to join our team? Great! If you enjoy working with driven team members and are looking to make a difference in the community, apply today! We take culture very seriously, and because of that, when it’s right, it’s right. If after reading the full job description you think, “this sounds PERFECT” for me, then we want to get to know you. When you join the team here at Smile Makers Dental Center, you can expect every day to be a fun adventure that you get to experience with a driven group of really cool people. We strive to be innovative and hope you will too.
To apply for this position, please send your resume to the email applynow@smilemakersdc.com. If we think you’re a great fit, we will reach out to you within 24-48 hours to set up a virtual interview.
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