**Join Affordable Dentures & Implants and Help Create Healthy, Confident Smiles!**

Affordable Dentures & Implants is seeking a compassionate, skilled **Dental Assistant** to join our growing team. If you're passionate about patient care and want to expand your experience in **prosthodontics, dental implants, oral surgery, and removable prosthetics** , this is an excellent opportunity to build a rewarding career while making a meaningful difference in patients' lives.

Our team partners with experienced dentists and in-house lab professionals to deliver high-quality, life-changing tooth replacement solutions to hundreds of thousands of patients each year. We offer a supportive, fast-paced environment where your skills are valued, your professional growth is encouraged, and every day brings the opportunity to restore confidence through exceptional patient care.

Why Join Us?

+ Specialized experience in **dentures, dental implants, prosthodontics, and oral surgery**

+ Opportunity to work alongside experienced dentists and dental laboratory professionals

+ Career growth and ongoing training opportunities

+ Collaborative, team-focused work environment

+ Rewarding career helping patients regain their smiles, confidence, and quality of life

What You'll Do

As a Dental Assistant, you'll provide exceptional chairside support while helping patients throughout every stage of their treatment experience.

+ Deliver outstanding patient care and create a welcoming, positive experience from check-in through treatment.

+ Prepare operatories, instruments, equipment, and materials before each patient appointment.

+ Assist dentists during **denture procedures, dental implant placement, oral surgery, extractions, and prosthetic treatments** in accordance with state regulations.

+ Take and assist with **alginate denture impressions** , select appropriate impression trays, and prepare **wax bites** under dentist direction.

+ Assist with denture insertions, adjustments, relines, repairs, and other expanded duties where permitted by state law.

+ Educate patients on treatment plans, denture options, implant procedures, post-operative care, home care instructions, and financial packages.

+ Obtain and document patient medical histories, treatment information, and clinical notes accurately.

+ Take dental radiographs (X-rays) in accordance with state certification requirements.

+ Maintain strict infection prevention and sterilization standards by cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing instruments and operatories.

+ Monitor inventory levels and assist with ordering clinical supplies.

+ Support daily office operations, including maintaining a clean, organized clinical environment.

+ Travel occasionally for training and continuing education opportunities as needed.

+ Perform additional duties to support patient care and office success.

Qualifications

**Required:**

+ High School Diploma or GED

+ **Dental Assistant and X-ray certification (where required by state)**

+ Strong communication and patient service skills

+ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment

+ Commitment to teamwork, professionalism, and compassionate patient care

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ **1+ year of dental assisting experience**

+ Experience assisting with **dentures, removable prosthetics, or dental implants**

+ Experience taking **denture impressions and wax bites**

+ Experience assisting with **oral surgery and extractions**

+ Experience with **prosthodontic procedures**

+ Familiarity with dental practice management software and electronic patient records

We're Looking For Someone Who Is:

+ Friendly, professional, and compassionate

+ Detail-oriented and highly organized

+ Comfortable managing multiple priorities

+ Passionate about delivering exceptional patient experiences

+ Dependable, motivated, and eager to grow within a successful dental practice

Physical Requirements

+ Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and sit for extended periods throughout the workday

+ Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds occasionally

+ Ability to work safely in a clinical environment while following OSHA and infection control protocols

If you're an energetic Dental Assistant who enjoys providing exceptional patient care and wants to grow your clinical skills in a specialized practice, we'd love to hear from you. **Apply today and become part of a team dedicated to transforming lives-one smile at a time.**

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**Benefits**

We care about our employees and understand the hard work that goes into providing the best-in-class patient care. You will be provided the **training** needed to provide you with the support you need to do your job well. **Additional benefits include** , group medical and dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending (health and dependent care), 401(k), 9 paid holidays off, 10 days of vacation, and 5 additional PTO days. We also offer ancillary benefits to include hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance options.

**About Affordable Care**

Founded in 1975, today Affordable Care, LLC is America's largest dental support organization (DSO) focused on tooth replacement services, serving more than **360** dental practices across the United States. Supported practices primarily concentrate on extractions, dentures, implants, and fixed arches, with some practices housing an on-site laboratory to enable same-day dental services. **Affordable Care is the DSO for several top dental brands including, but not limited to, Affordable Dentures & Implants, DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions, and Advanced Dental Implant Centers.** From the Affordable Care Support Center, located in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, along with field-based teams, Affordable Care provides business expertise and support services to dental practices, taking care of non-clinical duties so dentists can focus on treating patients (visit affordablecare.com ).

**Job Details**

**Pay Type** Hourly

**Job Category** Practice Staff