Job: Dental Assistant (EDDA/EDFA Certified)

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Hourly

Wage: $23-$33/hr.

Location: Salida, CO.

Job Description:

Experienced EDDA Dental Assistant – Full Time

We believe good dentistry starts with happy, capable people, and that great teams are built by humans who enjoy their lives. If you’re an EDDA who feels the same, keep reading.

We’re looking for a skilled, emotionally steady, hard-working EDDA who knows how to run a column, support the doctor, and keep the day moving smoothly... even when things get busy.

This is not an entry-level role.
(Pay based on experience and references with incentive opportunities)
This is for someone who takes ownership, anticipates needs, and brings calm confidence to the operatory.

What You’ll Do

• Manage a clinical column efficiently and independently
• Assist the doctor with exams, restorations, crowns, oral surgery, and procedures
• Take high-quality X-rays, impressions, and assist with lab cases
• Prepare rooms, maintain flow, and protect the doctor’s time
• Perform clinical tasks such as making temps, packing cord, placing fillings, and managing the lab work for full mouth restoration cases
• Handle sterilization and operatory turnover with precision and consistency
• Support patients with clear communication, confidence, and kindness
• Keep things moving without chaos, rushing, or hand-holding

Who You Are

• EDDA trained (or equivalent such as EFDA required)
• A confident leader who takes ownership, sets the tone, and keeps things moving without creating tension.
• Clinically solid, detail-oriented, and reliable
• Calm under pressure and steady when the schedule gets tight
• Self-directed: you don’t wait to be told what needs to be done
• Eager to learn and dedicated to growing self and career
• Comfortable leading in the operatory and supporting the doctor proactively
• Friendly, confident, grounded, and professional with patients and teammates
• You take pride in doing things the right way
• Inspirational and able to EASILY and charismatically connect with others, naturally happy and upbeat/positive
• Naturally nurturing, fun, empathetic and kind
• Capable of multitasking, working hard/fast, and keeping a smile on your face through it all in order to thrive in this position

What We Offer

• Full-time position with a stable schedule
• PTO accruing immediately
• Alternating work weeks (every other weekend is 4 days) built-in time to explore the mountains and actually recover
• Paid holidays
• Dental care stipend
• Health stipend
• Doctors who respect skilled assistants and trust them to lead
• Room to grow as the practice continues to rebuild and expand
• A practice that is building systems, flow, and sustainability with intention

If you’re an EDDA who knows your craft, keeps your cool, and wants a workplace that’s both capable and enjoyable... apply and let’s talk! Let’s change lives together! We are holding interviews this week!

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance

Experience:

• EDDA: 3 years (Required)

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.