Evansville Dental Partners·Evansville, Indiana
Perform expanded clinical duties such as placing restorations, taking impressions, and assisting the dentist during restorative and surgical procedures. Prepare treatment rooms, manage instruments, and ensure efficient patient turnover while maintaining high-quality digital imaging.
Join Our Team and Brighten Lives One Smile at a Time At Evansville Dental Partners, we make it our mission to give our patients reasons to smile every day. Now, we're seeking a talented EFDA to join our passionate team and help us maintain our commitment to quality dental care. **
No late nights or weekends!!! **
Operating Hours: Tuesday - Friday 7:30-4pm til Oct, then Monday - Thursday 7:30-4pm. Benefits & Perks: Quarterly Bonus Potential – up to $700 Health, Vision, and Life Insurance 401(k) *subject to terms and eligibility Competitive Dental Services Employee Discount 9 Paid Holidays & PTO Flexible Spending Account Health Savings Account Scrub Allowance Continuing Education Allowance Licensure/Certification Reimbursement
Required: Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) Certification. X-Ray Certification Or, X-Ray Permit with intent to receive full certification and willing to train as an EFDA. As an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant, you will: Perform expanded clinical duties allowed by state regulations, such as placing restorations, polishing, applying sealants and fluoride, taking impressions, coronal polishing, and packing/retrieving cord. Assist the dentist during a full range of restorative, prosthodontic, and surgical procedures. Prepare treatment rooms, instruments, and materials for each patient and ensure efficient room turnover. Take high-quality digital X-rays, intraoral photos, and impressions/scans (traditional or digital). Fabricate temporary crowns, bridges, and provisional restorations while checking bite, margins and contacts Performing caries susceptibility testing, Mix and prepare dental materials (cements, bonding agents, composites, impression materials).
Requires an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) certification and X-ray certification. Candidates without EFDA certification must hold an X-ray permit and be willing to undergo training.
Market context
Expanded functions dental assistant roles in Indiana are typically in steady demand because dental practices need licensed support for chairside procedures and radiology tasks. This role is competitive for candidates who already hold a radiology license and can show reliability, since the employer values attitude and is willing to train the right fit. Before applying, confirm your license status and review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time versus reading the full posting.
