Dental Depot·Tulsa, Oklahoma
Provide direct patient care and chairside assistance to dentists across various dental specialties. Manage clinical operations including equipment sterilization, patient charting, and the fabrication of temporary restorations.
Dental assistants greatly increase the efficiency of the dentist in the delivery of quality oral health care and are valuable members of the dental care team. Dental Assistants help to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery. They will assist Dentist, set up and maintenance of equipment, prepare patient for treatment from beginning to end of patient appointment.
Essential Functions To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Prepare patient for dental procedure by helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment.
Maintains proper and efficient patient flow management.
Set up instrument trays, prepare materials, and/or assist Dentist during dental procedures.
Take and expose dental diagnostic x-rays.
Responsible for x-ray sensor care and guidelines.
Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
Chart existing and proposed treatment in Patient Management Software
Assist Dentist in management of medical or dental procedures
Provide preoperative explanations and postoperative instructions prescribed by Dentist.
Record treatment information in patient records. Fabricate temporary restorations or custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
Make preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
Pour, trim, and polish study casts and prepare whitening trays.
Clean and polish removable appliances
Apply protective coating of fluoride to teeth.
Teaching patient’s appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health.
Dismiss patients with proper hand offs to other department
Sterilize or disinfect instruments, and operatories
May be designated as the Clinical Inventory Administrator. This duty is required to conduct dental supply inventory, order supplies and track budgets for inventory in the dental office.
May be designated as the Compliance and Safety Officer. Conducts and mails spore testing for each autoclave, Maintains Clinical Guide Binder, Maintain First Aid kits, Maintain SDS binder and Conducts operatory inspections at the end of each day. Responsible for training interns on safety policies and procedures. Collects and maintains all team checklists. Maintains broken instruments for their team and replaces/recycles them when necessary.
Complies with: Dental Depot policies and procedures; OSHA policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; and HIPAA policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
Position may be required to relocate to other Dental Depot clinics either permanently or on a short term basis due to office needs, on an as needed basis at the discretion of Management.
This position may complete other Administrative and Maintenance tasks as assigned by Management.
Maintain regular and reliable attendance
Skills & Abilities
Completion of Dental Assisting Program or minimum one year experience as a Dental Assistant.
Requires completion of a Dental Assisting Program or at least one year of experience, along with a current Dental Assisting Permit and CPR certification. Must be proficient in dental software and have a strong understanding of infection control and HIPAA regulations.
Market context
In Oklahoma, dental assistant roles are commonly posted by private practices, group clinics, and specialty offices that need support with chairside care, sterilization, and patient flow. Competition can be stronger for candidates with at least one year of experience and familiarity with systems like Dentrix or Eaglesoft. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then tailor your application to your hands-on assisting experience and software skills.
