Job Type Full-timeDescriptionAbout us:Orthodontic Experts is dedicated to quality care and orthodontic excellence, we are a community committed to making a difference in the lives of our patients. We are looking for the best of the best to join our team as a Orthodontic Assistant. We currently have twenty-four offices in the greater Chicagoland area, Wisconsin, and Indiana. This year we are on track to open additional offices! Our core Values consist of the following:
- Accountability
- Continuous Improvement
- Inclusion
- Integrity
- Respect
- Teamwork
- Transparency
Job Description:As an Orthodontic Assistant, you will be an integral part of creating beautiful smiles for our patients. You will be part of a dynamic team of orthodontic professionals who are passionate about providing excellent care. You will be responsible for providing support to our Orthodontist and assisting in the chair-side procedures. Your duties will include preparing patients for their treatment, sterilizing instruments, taking digital radiographs, and assisting with laboratory procedures.Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Prepare patients for orthodontic treatments, such as cleaning teeth, taking X-Rays, and making impressions.
- Examine patient's mouths and take notes of irregularities.
- Assist the orthodontist during procedures, such as adjusting braces and placing orthodontic appliances.
- Manage patient records and update charts.
- Educate patients on proper oral hygiene and orthodontic care.
- Sterilize instruments before and after use.
- Follow safety and infection control protocols.
- Complete Aligner procedures: attachments and adjustments, and scans
- Complete Full Arch Bonding top and bottom, as well as bonding fixed retainers
- Debonding
- Rebonding Brackets
- Using various digital scanners
- Making clear retainers
- Delivering expanders, space maintainers and forsus.
- In the event you are traveling to another clinic, you are required to perform all duties and responsibilities of your role including administrative tasks.
- Participate in Marketing events
- Other tasks as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Orthodontic assisting (1 year required)
- Availability on Saturdays
- High School Diploma of GED
- Certificate of completion for Orthodontic Assistant Courses (preferred)
- Ability to learn quickly and efficiently
- Can multitask
- Be professional, organized, and have strong attention to detail
- Have excellent communication skills
RequirementsWorking Hours/ Location:
- Monday - Wednesday 8:45am - 5:00pm
- Thursday - Friday 6:45am - 3:00pm
- 2 Saturdays per month
- Office location: N81W15066 Appleton Ave Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
- Travel to Hales Corners and Madison Required
Benefits (for our full-time employees):
- Paid Training
- Travel Pay (when traveling to sister clinics farther than 15 miles away from base clinic)
- Clinical Bonuses
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Care Account
- 401(k) and matching
- Pet Insurance
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Identity Theft Protection
- MetLife MetLaw Legal Insurance
- Transit Reimbursement - Commuter Account
- Free and discounted Orthodontic Treatments