Dental Assistant

Join Our Team as a Dental Assistant at The Dental Center of Mishawaka!

Are you looking to advance your career in a supportive and dynamic environment? The Dental Center of Mishawaka is hiring a passionate and skilled Dental Assistant to join our team! This role involves providing top-tier patient care and satisfaction while working collaboratively in a team-focused atmosphere. You’ll handle a variety of clinical duties, offering plenty of opportunities to grow and enhance your skills.

We value exceptional customer service and communication skills to ensure the best experience for our patients. Flexibility is key—candidates must be available to work until 7 PM two days per week.

Why Join Us?

• $1,000 Sign-On Bonus! ($500 after 6 months, $500 after one year)
• Room to learn, grow, and build a fulfilling career.

Take the next step in your dental career with us—apply today!

• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist's access; suctioning; passing instruments.
• Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.
• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

• X-ray license 
• Experience working as a Dental Assistant, or training from a formal Dental Assistant program