Traveling Periodontal Dental Assistant
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Join Platinum Dental as a full-time (Tuesday-Friday) traveling periodontal dental assistant.
Why you'll love working with us:
- Travel reimbursement: mileage included as part of total compensation.
- Comprehensive benefits: dental, 401K with company match, and more (available for full-time employees, over 30 hours per week).
- Paid time off: enjoy 1 week of PTO to balance work and life.
- Paid holidays: benefit from paid holidays each year.
- Competitive compensation package including hourly rate + mileage + bonuses ($20$22/hr base range).
Schedule & Travel Details:
This is a full-time, TuesdayFriday position (8AM5PM) with a 1-hour lunch.
You will travel between multiple Platinum Dental locations, including:
- Redwood
- Central Ogden
- South Ogden
- Fairfield
- Midvale
- Magna
- Tooele
- South Provo
- Bountiful
- Cache Valley
- North Ogden
- Providence (starting June)
About the Role:
Platinum Dental is seeking an experienced traveling periodontal dental assistant to serve as a specialty assistant within our periodontal program. This role is essential to supporting high-quality periodontal care across multiple offices.
You will play a key part in maintaining consistency, training other dental assistants, and ensuring each location is fully prepared for periodontal procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Welcome and prepare patients for periodontal treatments
- Assist the periodontist with 4-handed dentistry, surgical setups, and perio procedures
- Select, set up, and sterilize instruments and equipment
- Manage and order supplies for the traveling perio kit
- Communicate supply needs to each office
- Complete lab tasks as instructed
- Provide post-operative instructions
- Maintain clean, organized, and well-stocked operatories
- Schedule appointments and maintain accurate patient records
Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Experience required: Proven experience as a periodontal or specialty dental assistantthis role requires a confident, lead-level assistant
- Leadership skills: Ability to train other DAs and oversee perio setup consistency
- Technical skills: Strong knowledge of periodontal instruments, surgical procedures, and sterilization protocols
- Organization: Excellent attention to detail; able to manage inventory across multiple locations
- Communication: Strong communication skills with patients, teams, and office leadership
- Regulatory understanding: Knowledge of health & safety regulations
Ready to elevate your career? Join Platinum Dental as a full-time traveling periodontal dental assistant and become a key leader in our periodontal program. Enjoy competitive pay, mileage, bonuses, benefits, and a supportive environment focused on excellence.