Dental Assistant Job Description Template

Job title

Dental Assistant

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable dental assistant to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will prepare treatment rooms and seat patients, review medical histories and take vital signs and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment rooms and seat patients
• Review medical histories and take vital signs
• Pass instruments and use suction during procedures
• Take and process dental radiographs (X-rays) where certified
• Clean and sterilize instruments and maintain infection control
• Mix dental materials and take impressions as allowed by state law
• Give post-procedure and oral hygiene instructions; schedule appointments
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• Postsecondary nondegree award
• Current license or certification as required by [state]
• Working knowledge of chairside assisting (four-handed dentistry) and dental radiography
• Putting nervous patients at ease and anticipating the dentist’s needs
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• CDA (DANB)
• RHS and ICE (DANB)
• State radiography or RDA credential
• Experience with high-volume evacuator (HVE) and saliva ejector

Skills

• Infection control and sterilization
• Dental terminology and tooth numbering
• Impressions and dental materials
• Dental practice software
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork

Work environment and schedule

Nearly all dental assistants work in dentists’ offices; some work in specialty practices such as orthodontics or oral surgery, public health clinics or dental schools. Work is indoors, with frequent close patient contact. PPE such as gloves, masks and eyewear is worn throughout the day. Mostly full-time weekday hours, sometimes with evenings or Saturdays to fit patient schedules.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.