Dental Assistant
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Job overview
Wellpath is hiring a Dental Assistant. The role supports underserved patients by providing documentation of dental services, maintaining charts and records, and scheduling appointments, while fostering a mission‑driven, inclusive culture that emphasizes growth, training, and compassionate care within a correctional healthcare setting.
Key focus areas include Provide chair‑side assistance during dental procedures, sterilize instruments, and mix restorative materials as needed, Perform intra‑oral and extra‑oral x‑rays, develop and mount x‑ray films, and Maintain x‑ray equipment, processor, autoclave, and dental units according to specifications.
Successful candidates bring Associate's Degree Or Certification In Dental Technology, Experience In Private Or Public Dental Practice As Dental Technician Or Registered Dental Assistant, and CPR Certification. Important skills include Documentation Of Dental Services, Maintaining Dental Charts, Keeping Records Of Dental Findings, Scheduling Patients For Dental Appointments, Chair-Side Assistance During Dental Procedures, and Sterilizes Instruments.
Skills & qualifications
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Qualifications
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Full job description
You Matter
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Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
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Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
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Excellent career growth opportunities
Join us and find a career that supports:
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Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
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Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
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Autonomy in a warm team environment
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Growth and training
Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
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DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
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Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
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Company paid life insurance
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Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
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Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
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Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.
Why Us
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference
TheDentalAssistantis responsible forprovidingdocumentation of dental services to the dentist or their designee. This involves maintaining dental charts, keeping records of dental findings, and scheduling patients for dental appointments. By ensuring theaccuratedocumentation of dental services, dental assistants enable dentists tomonitorthe provision of dental services andprovidethe best possible care to their patients.
Key Responsibilities
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Provideschair-sideassistanceduring dental procedures, sterilizes instruments, and mixes restorative materials asneeded
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Performs intra-oral and extra-oral x-rays, develops and mounts x-rayfilms
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Maintains x-ray, processor, autoclave, and dental unit(s) according tospecifications
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Manages inventory of supplies and equipment, orderssuppliesand ensures set up of trays for patients
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Completes daily instrument count sheet, performs dental screenings, andmaintainscleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic through careful practices.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Requires an Associate’s Degree or Certification in Dental Technology from an accredited school.
Experience
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Must have experience within either a private or public dental practice as a Dental Technician or Registered Dental Assistant.
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Must demonstrate consistent sound judgment with dental decisions within the correctional healthcare environment.
Licenses/Certifications
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Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification.
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Must attain and maintain all State mandated certifications or trainings.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.
We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.
We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.
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