We're Hiring!
Dental Assistant
Immediate Position Available
We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Dental
Assistant to join our growing high end practice.
Qualifications:
• Candidate must have at least 2 years chairside dental
assisting experience
• Knowledge of Dentrix
• Must be proficient in taking x-rays
• Will be responsible for sterilization and inventory control
of dental instruments
• Will be responsible for excellent customer service skills for
greeting patients
• Will be responsible for patient education on good oral
hygiene habits
• Prepare exam rooms and assist the dentist during patient
examinations and other dental procedures
Applicants must be prepared for a full time position.
Dental Receptionist
We are looking for an experienced, dedicated, and friendly
Dental Receptionist to join our growing high end practice to
ensure proper patient management and record keeping.
Qualifications:
• Candidates must have at least 2 years’ experience with
Dentrix
• Excellent customer service skills for greeting and
welcoming patients to the practice
• Ensuring all paperwork is filled out and completed properly
• Verifying method of payment insurance information and
collecting appropriate payments
• Will be responsible to answer calls, schedule
appointments, check in and/or out patients
• Will arrange referrals to other providers or specialists
when necessary
• Knowledge of dental terminology is needed
• Knowledge of insurance is preferred
Dental Hygienist
We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Dental
Hygienist to join our growing high end practice.
Qualifications:
• Dental hygienist training or education
• Current license in New York
• Providing patient education regarding good oral hygiene
skills
• Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph
nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or
swelling
• Noting and reviewing patient medical history
• Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and
treatment by dentists
• Performing x-rays as necessary
• Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral
health care
• Applying fluoride treatments, sealants, and other dental
decay preventing agents
• Working with dentists and dental assistant
Ability to administer local anesthetic agents
Office Location- South Brooklyn
Email Resume to: jlichterdds@gmail.com
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How to make the
dentist fun for kids
Parents should begin to acclimate children to the dentist at a young age to
make the experience fun and even enjoyable. Metro Creative Connection
Visits to the dentist for periodic
cleanings and checkups are an
important component of oral
hygiene. Dentists also may be
the first people to identify potential
issues that can affect health elsewhere
in the body.
Many people are unaware that children
should visit the dentist early in
their lives. The American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry recommends that
a child should visit the dentist by age
one or within six months of the eruption
of his or her first tooth. However,
many parents wait until much later
— age two or three — to take kids to
the dentist, offers Delta Dental Plans.
Hesitance to visit the dentist may stem
from personal fears or perceived reactions
by children.
Primary teeth may eventually fall
out, but they shouldn’t be ignored.
They save space for permanent teeth
and serve other functions. Therefore,
parents should begin to acclimate
children to the dentist at a young age
to make the experience fun and even
enjoyable.
Lead by example
Children who witness their parents
putting off going to the dentist or
being apprehensive about visiting the
dentist may develop their own fears.
Always paint the dentist in a positive
light and keep appointments.
Focus on the good aspects
Talk up all the benefits of going to
the dentist, such as having a squeaky
clean and fresh mouth. Many hygienists
will hand out small toys after a
successful visit, or at the least a great
new toothbrush and other fun products
to try.
Get a tour of the office
Ask the staff if your child can get a
special tour of the office with explanations
of all the tools and equipment.
Understanding what to expect the next
time around in a no-pressure situation
can make the process much easier for
everyone involved. The dentist may
be able to also give a test ride on the
exam chair, moving it up and down, as
well as showing off the water fountain
and oral irrigator.
Avoid giving false hope
Do not tell a child that “everything
will be OK” at the dentist’s office. If
a child needs treatment that may be
uncomfortable, he or she may not
trust you the next time a dental visit
is scheduled, according to Joel H.
Berg, D.D.S., M.S., Director of the
Department of Dentistry at Seattle
Children’s Hospital. Avoid words like
“shots,” “pain,” “hurt,” or even “cavities.”
Dentists, particularly pediatric
dentists, may have their own vocabulary
that can assuage fears and seem
less alarming to kids.
Over time, dental visits can become
an easy routine with children, setting
them up for a lifetime of healthy
mouths and teeth.
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