Dental Assistant

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Nuvia Dental Implant Center is rapidly expanding and looking for enthusiastic Dental Assistants to join our growing team. We are a leader in dental implant services, known for our exceptional patient care and innovative solutions. With over 45 locations across the country, Nuvia has been featured on major news outlets such as Yahoo Finance, ABC, and CBS. Nuvia's 50,000+ 5‑star Google reviews make it an ideal career for any hard‑working dental assistant professional who enjoys helping patients through a life‑changing procedure.

Pay: $23‑44 per hour
Base: $23‑28 per hour
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—most operations you assist with are closed airway, making your job easier and safer for our patients.

Robust dental leadership structure—support from an onsite dental assistant lead, regional assistants, and an operations manager who started as a dental assistant with Nuvia.

Compensation:
Competitive base pay plus center performance bonuses and 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.

Nuvia‑provided 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 giving our patients a premium service that is safe and memorable. Our dental assistants have a full scope of responsibility from assisting in setup, surgery, taking impressions and pouring molds, X‑rays to placing orders and working with our patients.

• Live company core values
• Taking impressions and pouring up molds
• Taking patient photos
• X‑rays and cone beams
• Setting up appointments in scheduling platform
• Setting up and taking down operation rooms, ensuring no one needs to leave the surgery room
• Placing orders for basic and implant supplies
• Adjusting and relining prosthesis
• Assisting the doctor during a variety of surgical implant procedures
• Delivering pre and post‑op instructions
• Sterilization and daily cleaning
• Managing patient expectations and delivering the best patient care in the industry

• Registered Dental Assistant with all the proper 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 good communication skills
• Outgoing and empathetic
• Flexible and a quick learner
• Great organizational skills and high level of office aptitude

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

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

Overcoming obstacles
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Use your experience to problem‑solve daily, including equipment challenges, patient delays, and any patient concerns, to keep processes running smoothly and deliver a top‑tier experience.

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

End of day
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Complete all surgery reports, review patient charts, lab cases, and implants to create the action plan for the following day.