Dental Assistant - Orthodontics in Port St Lucie, Florida at Aaron Schamback DMD PA

Position Overview

We’re looking for an Orthodontic Dental Assistant who enjoys working with children, teens, and adults and can keep a busy orthodontic schedule running smoothly. You’ll assist the orthodontist chairside, prepare for each visit, and help patients and families understand how to care for their braces, aligners, and retainers.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist chairside during orthodontic records appointments, braces placements and adjustments, aligner visits, debonds, and retainer deliveries.
• Capture intraoral scans, clinical photographs, and dental radiographs as assigned and within your training and credentials.
• Perform delegated orthodontic duties within your authorized scope, such as placing or removing ligatures and changing archwires.
• Review the schedule and prepare rooms, instruments, appliances, and supplies for each appointment. Confirm that lab cases and aligners are ready before the patient arrives.
• Teach patients and parents how to care for braces, aligners, and retainers. Reinforce oral hygiene instructions, wear schedules, and what to do if an appliance breaks or causes discomfort.
• Document care in the patient chart and communicate follow-up needs to the scheduling team.
• Sterilize instruments, disinfect and restock operatories, and follow office infection control and safety protocols.
• Coordinate with the orthodontist, other assistants, and the front office to keep appointments on time and patients informed.

Qualifications

• Dental assisting experience preferred. Orthodontic chairside experience is a plus.
• Ability to meet applicable state requirements for assigned duties, including radiography and expanded functions where applicable.
• Experience with digital scanning, orthodontic photography, or dental practice software preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, dependable attendance, and the ability to work efficiently across multiple operatories.
• A patient, reassuring communication style, especially with children, teens, and anxious patients.

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of a dental assisting program or hands-on chairside dental assisting experience.
• Ability to meet applicable state credentialing requirements for assigned duties, including dental radiography and expanded functions where applicable.
• Knowledge of instrument sterilization, operatory disinfection, and infection control procedures.
• Ability to prepare rooms for orthodontic procedures, assist chairside, and document care accurately in the patient chart.
• Clear, patient communication with children, teens, adults, and parents.
• Dependable attendance and the ability to stay organized across multiple operatories.

Preferred

• Experience assisting with braces placements, adjustments, debonds, clear aligners, or retainers.
• Experience taking intraoral scans and orthodontic photographs.
• Familiarity with CareStack or similar dental practice management software.