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Dental Assistant

18425 West Creek Drive Tinley Park, IL 60417 • Healthcare • Part-Time

Salary Range:  $24.00 - $25.00 hour

Job Opening: Surgical Dental Assistant, $1,000 sign-on bonus

North Creek Dental Care

We are excited to announce a career opportunity as a Surgical Dental Assistant at North Creek Dental Care. This pivotal role offers a chance to join our dedicated team in delivering high-quality dental care and services to our community. The position is part-time and necessitates the candidate's physical presence at our facility, as it is not eligible for remote work. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about dental health and thrive in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist the Prosthodontist and Periodontist during a variety of treatment procedures.
  • Set up and break down operatory post-treatment.
  • Take, develop, and mount dental radiographs (x-rays).
  • Manage infection control - prepare and sterilize instruments and equipment.
  • Provide patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as placing a restoration (filling).
  • Teach patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing, and nutritional counseling).
  • Take impressions of the patient's teeth for study casts (models of teeth).
  • Perform office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer.
  • Communicate with patients and suppliers (e.g., schedule appointments, answer the telephone, bill, and order supplies).
  • Help to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and surgery.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Dental Assistant.
  • Excellent understanding of dental hygiene procedures.
  • Knowledge of aseptic and sterilization techniques.
  • Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing is a plus.
  • Good computer skills.
  • Skilled in handling dental instruments and operating dental machinery.
  • Strong communication and patient management skills.
  • High school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred.
  • Additional certification or training is an asset (e.g., EFDA).
  • Skilled Surgical Dental Assistant needed to assist our Prosthodontist and Periodontist.
 

Respect – Our patients, the office, your teammates and yourself. Treat patients as if they are your best friend. Treat the office as if it is your home. Treat your teammates as if they are your equal. Treat yourself as if you want to be respected. 

Responsibility – Be responsible for keeping yourself, your work area and your job duties impeccable. Do not leave anything for tomorrow that can be done today. 

Excellence – We strive for excellence in everything we do. From our behaviors top our communication to our results, we do not settle. 

Reliable – Our patients and our teammates can always count on us to be present and do the absolute best we possibly can. We will be there for each other 

Passionate – It will not be acceptable to bring our negative attitude or words into the office. We will find a way to be energized, excited and passionate about caring for our patients, office, teammates and ourselves. We passionately believe dentistry IS the BEST investment ANYONE can make in themselves. 

Growth Mindset – We will always be stiving to be better than we were the day before. Every day is an opportunity to learn something new or improve the way in which we deliver our passion, energy and value to our patients and team. 

Commitment – We will honor the commitments made. If we cannot get it done or do an impeccable job with it, then we will not commit to doing it. If we fall short of a commitment, for any reason, we will not deny, defend, lay blame or make excuses. We will openly acknowledge that we missed it and re-commit. 

Proactive – We will always be proactive in finding solutions to any problems. It will not be acceptable to complain or gripe without offering at least one solution to the perceived problem


 Team 

Respect – We promise to respect our patients time, their needs and their wishes. We are here to serve you and give you the very best dental experience possible. 


Responsibility – We promise to always use the very best products, latest technology and maintain the best education with our team so that we can give the best care and service to you. We take this responsibility very serious. 

Excellence – We strive for excellence in everything we do. We will not compromise. If you do not have the best dental experience ever then we want to know about it so we can make it even better the next time. 

Reliable – We stand behind our dentistry and our service. If you are not 100% satisfied with your service or dentistry we will make it right. 

Passionate – Every team member at North Creek Dental Care is passionate about dentistry and serving our patients. We absolutely believe dentistry is the best investment you can ever make in yourself. 

Growth Mindset – We are committed to Constant and Never-Ending Improvement. Our goal is to the be the very best and most widely respected dental office in all of Chicago. We want to be here for your family and friends and we want you to invite all of them to come enjoy the quality dentistry and service we provide. 

Commitment – We are committed to your total health. We will always provide you with the full view of how your dental care can impact your total health, mind, body & soul. We will never compromise. 

Proactive – We will always be proactive in helping you identify and care for any dental needs you have. We believe that by catching issues early we help keep you healthy while also improving how you feel about your smile.

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