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Registered Dental Assistant

Now is the time to join Tri-City Smiles Dentistry and Orthodontics and take your career to the next level with valuable experience.

Registered Dental Assistants perform a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. The primary role of the Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) is to assist the dentist in gaining the patient's commitment to the best possible treatment with urgency.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting the dentist to gain the patient's commitment for the best possible treatment with urgency
• Participating in the Perfect Patient Experience by focusing on optimal treatment and attending to individual needs and concerns
• Maintaining a clean, sterile, and cheerful environment where patients feel comfortable; preparing patients for treatment, and assisting doctors to provide efficient, quality dental treatment
• At the direction of the dentist, completing x-rays and intra-oral pictures of patients as appropriate
• At the direction of the dentist, instructing patients on postoperative and general oral health care
• Sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, equipment, and operatories in accordance with the American Dental Association guidelines
• Maintaining strict compliance with State, Federal, and other regulations, (e.g., OSHA, WC, Dental Board, HIPAA, ADA, DOL, HR policies and practices)

Qualifications include:

• Equivalent to high school diploma or general education degree (GED), and specified training courses as mandated by state for certification, licensure, or registration
• Certifications/licenses/registrations as mandated by applicable state (e.g. coronal polish, radiograph exposure, ultrasonic scaling for orthodontic procedures, pit and fissure sealant application, etc)
• Associate degree or one-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Child care assistance
• 401K
• Paid time to volunteer in your local community
• Shift premium pay for eligible roles who work weekends

PDS Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are united in our mission to create healthier and happier team members.

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

PDS intends to review criminal history if a conditional offer is extended. A criminal history background check is needed due to the following material job duties, which we believe a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

Material job duties that require a criminal history background check include:

• Contact with patients that visit clinical offices for treatment including with at risk population such as children, elderly and those with disabilities
• Access and utilize patient protected health information with sensitive private data
• Access and utilize patient financial information and other private data
• Access to controlled substances

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