Dental Assistant

Our Ripley, TN dental practice is seeking a Registered Dental Assistant who is dependable, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering high-quality patient care. This is an excellent opportunity for an RDA who wants to use their training in a well-organized, patient-focused environment while continuing to grow professionally.

If you're ready to bring your skills and dedication to a practice that values excellence, apply now. Prior full-time, chair-side experience in a general dentistry practice is required for this role.

• Have regular and predictable attendance.
• Work individually and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Be highly organized and have excellent attention to detail.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Maintain compassionate and professional conduct and appearance.
• Perform with integrity, dependability, and adherence to professional codes of conduct.
• Multi-task, organize work, and consistently meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of health and safety regulations required for the dental profession (e.g. HIPAA, OSHA, etc.).
• Keep a smile with all patient and coworker interactions.
• Maintain a calm and pleasant demeanor at all times.
• Work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Support dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials.
• Perform procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
• Prepare treatment room for patients following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Ready patients for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping them.
• Provide information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Assemble instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to the treatment area, positioning instruments for dentist’s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
• Provide materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth.
• Provide diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies and pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintain patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations and cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Help the dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Document dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensure proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintain dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Conserve dental resources by using equipment and supplies necessary to accomplish job results.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• A valid State of TN Dental Assistant license, including X‑ray, Coronal Polishing, and Nitrous Oxide certifications.
• At least 3 years of chair‑side dental assisting experience.
• Use of dental technology, Dentrix experience is highly preferred.