Pediatric Dental Assistant (EDDA required)

Little Bee Pediatric Dentistry is a pediatric dental office committed to providing compassionate, high-level dental care to our patients and families. We want to create a warm, welcoming environment where children will feel comfortable and have fun! We seek to provide a tailored approach to meet each child's needs, often thinking creatively to provide positive outcomes for our patients and their families. We are a start-up practice that is growing quickly, and looking for a dental assistant (EDDA) to join our team. We are searching for someone who is compassionate, dedicated, patient, and enjoys working with children. The ideal candidate must be detail-oriented, have excellent communication skills, and be a strong team player.

Responsibilities:

• Sterilizing instruments, preparing treatment rooms
• Taking radiographs, coronal polishing, fluoride application, placing sealants
• Educating patients and families about oral hygiene, home care, and nutritional counseling
• Managing patient comfort
• Fitting bands, taking impressions
• Assisting the doctor chairside with in-office dental procedures, oral sedation, and hospital dentistry
• Traveling to Manning Children's Hospital in New Orleans for Hospital cases (1-2x/month)

Requirements:

• Louisiana State Board of Dentistry EDDA certification
• X-ray certification
• CPR/BLS
• Minimum 1 year of dental assisting experience
• Knowledge of pediatric dental procedures, instruments, terminology
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Cooperative, team-oriented mindset
• Enjoy working with children and making them feel comfortable
• Building positive relationships with the families of our practice
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask effectively
• Able to work full time. Our schedule is 4 days a week, alternating Monday-Thursday and Tuesday-Friday
• Bilingual English/Spanish speaking would be a strong asset for the position

Benefits:

• Pay range: $18-20/hr
• Uniform allowance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Health Insurance, 50% employer coverage
• Retirement plan with 3% employer match
• Profit-sharing bonus

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$18.00

• $20.00 per hour Expected hours: 30.0
• 38.

0 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount Health insurance Opportunities for advancement Paid time off Paid training Professional development assistance Retirement plan Uniform allowance Application Question(s): Please share your experience working with children. What qualities make you a great candidate to join our team?

Experience:

pediatric dentistry: 1 year (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Hammond, LA 70403 (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person