What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Assistant position at Smile Programs?
Overview
One-of-a-kind experience….. Rewarding Career
No Evenings...No Weekends...Summer Off
Smile Virginia, a school-based mobile dental company, is seeking a Dental Assistant in the Newport News, VA area and neighboring cities to help provide dental services to the children within our Virginia schools.
The practices we service primarily focus on children who suffer from poor hygiene and who may also not have easy access to dental care. We truly believe in the importance of this mission and would welcome you as part of the team…and the children in our Virginia schools will too!
If you are interested in the mission and want to learn more about this opportunity, please email your contact information to Michael directly at mbannigan@mobiledentists.com. Or apply directly online and we will review your application ASAP.
Part-Time: Wednesday and Friday
Dental Assistant Qualifications:
- Must meet State requirements to operate X rays
- CPR certification card
- Working experience as a Dental Assistant
- Digital X-ray Imaging experience
- Patient Charting
- Valid driver license, reliable transportation and a willingness to travel to schools in nearby counties
- Works well with children
- Team player and able to work on a small team
- Setting up and breaking down equipment: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Smile Programs Offers:
- No Evenings, No Weekends and Summers off!
- Working during school hours & school day schedule (around 5 – 8 hours); on average between 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
- Excellent benefit packages
- Travel Pay
- Full and part time positions
- Competitive compensation
- State-of-the-art portable dental equipment
- Latest technology & digital radiography
General Working Conditions:This position entails situations of prolonged sitting and standing, as well as working in tight spaces. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to lift 50 pounds and assist with unloading, set up, break down, and reloading equipment from mobile van into school and back to mobile van. This position requires the dexterity and motor skills to handle dental instruments, x-ray equipment, sterilizers, air compressors and other equipment as needed to perform job tasks. The employee must follow safety guidelines to protect themselves and patients from infectious diseases and associated risks with the x-ray machine. The work environment is fast paced, requiring adaptability to interact with children and adults.
Who We Are
Big Smiles is the nation's leading in-school dental program founded almost two decades ago by two moms, who happen to also be dentists. The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain and associated medical problems. Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges, they sought to bring the care to the need. Today, through its dental partners, Big Smiles provides preventative and restorative care to approximately 500,000 children per year.
Tooth decay is the most common, and preventable disease among children, more common than asthma. In fact, each year, over 51 million school hours are lost due to oral health related issues.
Big Smiles affiliates with state licensed dentists, hygienists and assistants who use state-of-the-art portable equipment to provide all services onsite, directly in the school or in a self-contained mobile dental facility on site at the school. If portable equipment is used, classrooms, auditoriums or other school venues are literally transformed into fully functional dental offices for the day. Our expertise, obtained through years of experience bringing mobile dental care to schools, as well as through our highly qualified staff, enables us to bring exceptional care with minimal disruption to the normal school routine.
Big Smiles is currently active in 20 states and has ongoing strategic partnerships with over 8,000 school districts, including 21 of the 25 largest school districts in the country.
Given the ongoing lack of access for many underserved children across the country, our services are in great demand and we are always looking for caring, compassionate professionals to join our team and play their part in making a difference in the lives of today's underserved children.
Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Big Smiles.
Big Smiles is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.
