Lead Pediatric Dental Assistant

Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners
  • Decatur, Georgia
    5 days ago

    Job Description

    We are a multi-location dental practice focused on high quality patient care, efficiency and a strong team culture. We’re seeking a Lead Dental Assistant to help steer pediatric clinical operations and support our practice as we continue to grow.

    Position Overview:
    In this leadership role you’ll oversee assistant-level staff, ensure clinical standards are met, support training, and assist chairside when needed. You’ll be both a practitioner and a mentor.

    Responsibilities:

    • Lead clinical team in daily operations; assist chairside as needed
    • Oversee and train dental assistants (new and existing)
    • Ensure consistent high-quality chairside assistance, impressions, four-handed dentistry, treatment planning support
    • Strong capability with X-rays, understanding of insurance (including what’s covered in GA, especially Medicaid)
    • Be the first to arrive/last to leave when required — ownership of clinic flow
    • Coordinate sterilization, instrument readiness, inventory and supplies
    • Work closely with doctors and front‐office staff to support patient care and scheduling

     

    Qualifications:

    • Bilingual (Spanish & English) required
    • Several years of dental assisting experience (lead or supervisory experience preferred)
    • X-ray certification required
    • Coronal Polishing Certification required (Georgia requirement for polishing duties) gdha+1
    • Strong leadership skills, excellent communication, team-oriented
    • Familiar with impressions, retainers, treatment planning, insurance nuances in Georgia
    • Dependable, energetic, and ready to lead

     

    Schedule:
    Full-time, across two of our locations. Some flexibility required for arriving early or staying later when needed.

     

    Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

    • Leadership position with real impact
    • Opportunity to shape the assistant team and clinical operations
    • Work in a clinic that values your experience, insights and commitment

     

    Job Type: Full-time

     

    Benefits:

    • 401(k)
    • Health insurance
    • Paid time off
    • Vision insurance

     

    Work Location: In person

    $25 - $30 an hour
    We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationDecatur, Georgia
    Websitehttps://vitanapdp.com

    Skills

    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Clinical Practices/Protocolsunmatched
    • Clinical Supportunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Dentistryunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • Health Insuranceunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Medicaidunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Multilingualunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Operationsunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Pediatricsunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Radiographyunmatched
    • Spanish Languageunmatched
    • Sterilizationunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched

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