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Candlewood Dental Care
Dental Assistant w/ Front Office Support
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What they do
A Front Office Assistant greets people in an office, handles calls, and provides administrative assistance for the office. Organizes files and assists with record keeping and data base management. Manages office mail, email and text correspondence. Greets visitors, clients, patients or vendors who come to an office. Answers phone calls and directs inquiries to other staff.
$43,859 / year median in Connecticut
+4% projected growth
Job Description
We are looking for a highly confident, self-motivated, and proficient team-member who will be providing direct, and indirect, patient care assisting the doctor, taking radiographs and intraoral photos, intraoral scanning for CAD/CAM restorations, processing instruments, sterilizing rooms, and setting up for procedures. Applicant must be committed to being on-time, organized, and have strict adherence to sterilization techniques. Your duties will include ordering and stocking supplies, tracking lab cases, maintaining equipment, and supporting our hygiene department as needed. Skills preferred also include taking impressions, pouring up models, making retainers and occlusal guards in office, as well as intraoral scanning. This position will also be providing support our Front Desk, as needed, with duties including: verification of insurance eligibility, processing of pre-authorizations and appeals, answering phones, scheduling patients, and check-out procedures. Experience as a dental assistant is necessary. Pay depends on experience. Position is full-time Monday 8:00am-7:00pm, Tuesday 8:00am-7:00pm and Wednesday 8:00am-3:00pm