Licensed Dental Assistant

Clear Lakes Dental provides exceptional care in preventative, restorative and other dental services in the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin. Started in 2017, we currently have two office locations – Robbinsdale & East St Paul – with more offices to open during 2023.

What We Are Looking For

Licensed Dental Assistants will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. LDAs will assist Dentists, Dental Therapists, and Hygienists with patient treatments. Dental assistants are well-organized with great attention to detail. They provide exceptional patient care.

What We Offer

Competitive hourly rate starting at $35.00. Incremental raises based on performance (not time) up to $39.00. Plus, we have a daily bonus program.

We offer a competitive benefit package that includes:

• Health & Dental coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401K
• Tuition reimbursement - $2,000
• Free snacks
• Work/Life Balance. NO WEEKENDS!

Clear Lakes Dental's Commitment to Our Licensed Dental Assistants

• We understand education and growth is important. Therefore, CLD commits $2,000 per year for selected CEs that will allow our LDAs maintain the competitive advantage with cutting edge dentistry knowledge.
• Not penalized for no-show patients.

Responsibilities

• Retrieving and recording the patient’s vital signs (blood pressure).
• Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
• Sterilizes operatory room in between patients and preparation of the operatory.
• Assisting dentists in managing medical and dental emergencies when necessary.
• Assisting dental hygienists with procedures, including exposing radiographs, polishing, applying cavity-preventive treatments including sealants, fluoride varnishes, fluoride rinses and Silver Diamine fluoride in conjunction with accepted professional dental practices and standards.
• Recording treatment information in patient records, documenting notes and charting the existing/proposed individualized treatment plan.
• Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
• Review medical and dental histories and report to provider as necessary.
• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Assist with the preliminary impression and cementation of temporary crowns.
• Assist with root canal therapy procedures as necessary.
• Assist rubber dam application with the pertaining procedures.
• Completing impression to aid with the denture process or fabrication of the denture, which includes soft reline, hard reline, pickup impressions and bite registration.
• Performs procedures such as pouring stone models and getting cases ready to be sent out to the lab.
• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
• Application of bleaching agents.
• Assist in the completion of the daily/weekly/monthly checklists with the other LDAs and DAs.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.

These are the main responsibilities, but there will be other duties as well. All of this is completed in a team environment! CLD team members are patient and organized so that they smoothly sort out potential obstacles in a timely manner, creating a calm environment for the patients, the team and yourself!

Qualifications

• Certification or Degree from an accredited Dental Assistant program.
• MN Dental Assistant License.
• Proven dedication to provide high quality, comprehensive dental care.
• Ability to comply with safety procedures, rules, and regulations in order to maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Solid working knowledge of dental terminology, equipment, and practices.
• CPR certified.
• Good computer skills.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Well-organized and reliable.
• Bilingual in Spanish, Somali, Oromo or Hmong a plus.

Clear Lakes Dental provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Requirements

• Certification or Degree from an accredited Dental Assistant program.
• MN Dental Assistant License.
• Proven dedication to provide high quality, comprehensive dental care.
• Ability to comply with safety procedures, rules, and regulations in order to maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Solid working knowledge of dental terminology, equipment, and practices.
• CPR certified.
• Attention to detail.
• Well-organized and reliable.