Dental Assistant

What Nuvia Offers

• Pay: $23-$44 per hour
• $23-$28 per hour base
• Up to $2,000 monthly bonuses (averaging roughly $12 per hour)
• Up to $2,000 quarterly bonuses (averaging roughly $4 per hour)
• Retention bonuses up to $2,500 per year
• Closed airway surgeries: nearly all operations you assist with are closed airway, making your job easier and safer for our patients
• Robust Dental Leadership Structure: onsite dental assistant lead, regional leads, and a dental assistant operations manager, all veterans of the role that can help you grow
• Compensation:
  Competitive base pay plus center performance bonuses and a yearly anniversary bonus, pushing your yearly take‑home to a new level
• Benefits Package:
  Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long‑term disability, 401k with match, paid training, PTO, bereavement leave, parental leave, and an employee assistance program (no 1099 contractor status)
• Nuvia Provided Scrubs:
  Company branded scrubs—no need to buy new scrubs on your dime

The dental assistant (surgical assistant) at Nuvia Dental Implant Center plays a crucial role in assisting our surgeons and restorative dentists so they can focus on delivering premium, safe and memorable patient care. Dental assistants have a full scope of responsibility, from setting up surgery, taking impressions and pouring molds, X‑rays, to placing orders and interacting with patients.

• Live company core values
• Take impressions and pour molds
• Take patient photos
• Perform X‑rays and cone beam imaging
• Set up appointments in the scheduling platform
• Set up and take down operation rooms to keep the surgery room ready for staff
• Place orders for basic and implant supplies
• Adjust and re‑line prostheses
• Assist the doctor during various surgical implant procedures
• Deliver pre‑ and post‑operative instructions
• Handle sterilization and daily cleaning
• Manage patient expectations and provide the highest level of patient care

• Registered Dental Assistant with all required certifications
• BLS certification approved by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• Self‑starter who works well as part of a team
• Patient‑centric with strong communication skills
• Outgoing and empathetic
• Flexible and a quick learner
• Great organizational skills and a high level of office aptitude

Surgery prep and start:
Prepare instruments and patients for surgery and meet the surgeon and CRNA to review expectations with the patient. Assist the CRNA with intubation and surgery.

Morning huddle:
Review the day’s schedule and partner with your team to discuss specific patient needs.

Meet lab deadlines:
Work efficiently to meet tight deadlines, ensuring patients receive their prosthetics within 24 hours.

Overcoming obstacles:
Use your experience to problem‑solve equipment challenges, patient delays, and concerns to keep processes running smoothly.

Perform circular tasks:
Keep Nuvia looking and operating its best by ordering supplies, sterilization, ensuring compliance, and handling lab requests or questions.

End of day:
Once you finish making smiles for the day, complete all surgery reports. Prepare for the upcoming patients by reviewing charts, lab cases, and implants to create the action plan for the following day.