Job ID: 2897
Location: Oakland
Category: Dental Assistant
Employment Type: Contract to Hire
Date Added: 09/15/2025
Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives through oral health? We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Registered Dental Assistant to join our team at a vibrant community health clinic located in Oakland, California. This Contract-to-Hire opportunity offers you a chance to contribute to underserved populations while advancing your career in a supportive and dynamic environment.
Location: West Oakland with occasional coverage of East Oakland locations.
Type: Contract-to-Hire
Hourly Pay Rate: $31 per hour
Shift: Monday – Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, Saturdays 8:00am to 1:00pm as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
The Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) is responsible for assisting the Dentist in patient care by discussing the patient’s needs and concerns. The RDA performs duties such as: prepare the patient for treatment, assist the dentist in performing treatment to the patient in restorative dentistry or oral surgery, prepare materials and equipment for treatment and have ready for the dentist’s use, take x-rays, assist the dentist in the laboratory work.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ Years of experience as a Registered Dental Assistant
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology (in both English and Spanish)
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment and keep a positive and friendly attitude
- You enjoy working with a diverse population and providing excellent customer service
- Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed
- Proficient Microsoft Office and Excel.
- High School or GED
- Valid Registered Dental Assistant Licensure
- Coronal Polishing and Sealant Certification
- MMR Vaccines (two doses or titers), Immunization Records, or Waiver
- Tdap within the past 10 years or Waiver
- Flu Shot within the past year or Waiver
- Hepatitis B Series (three doses or titers) or Immunization Records
Preferred Qualification Skills
- EHR- Electronic Health Record experience
- PMS- Practice Management System experience
- Good organizational skills
- Actively participate in the Perfect Patient Experience by striving to keep patients focused on optimal treatment while attending to their individual concerns. Being able to do so in Spanish as necessary.
- Maintain a clean, sterile and cheerful environment where patients feel comfortable, prepare them treatment, and assist the doctors – thereby enabling them to provide efficient, quality dental treatment.
- Obtain dental history and/or records from patient (review patient health history and care slips). Ensure that the health history is updated for all returning patients.
- Escort patients to/from the front desk and introduce them to the exit clerk.
- Prepare tray setups for dental procedures, and maintain adequate supply levels in each operatory, replenishing as needed.
- Complete x-rays for Adults and Pediatric patients as appropriate.
- Sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment.
- Instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care. Being able to do so in Spanish as necessary.
- Prepare materials for making impressions and restorations.
- Maintain all logs required in compliance with prescribed audit tools.
- Maintain monthly check of Emergency medical kit, Oxygen tanks and oxygen masks (adult and children).
- Maintain adequate inventory of Dental supplies.
- Place orders for Dental supplies in accordance with purchase protocols.
- Demonstrate oral hygiene care procedure and techniques.
- Perform prophylaxis on children and apply fluoride treatment.
- Hand instruments and materials to dentists, and keep patients’ mouths dry and clear by using suction or other devices.
- Record patient charting and all doctor notes on treatment record. Ensure the doctor signs treatment record consents and healthy history.
- Act in accordance with those set forth as per the applicable State’s Dental Auxiliaries.
- Clean each operatory in accordance with the American Dental Association guidelines.
- Maintains strict compliance with State, Federal and other regulations, (e.g., OSHS, WC, Dental Board, HIPAA, ADA, FEHA, DOL, HR policies and practices)
We are seeking a compassionate, patient-centered Registered Dental Assistant for a Contract to Hire role at a mission-driven community health clinic in Oakland, CA.
Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives through oral health? We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Registered Dental Assistant to join our team at a vibrant community health clinic located in Oakland, California. This Contract-to-Hire opportunity offers you a chance to contribute to underserved populations while advancing your career in a supportive and dynamic environment.
Location: West Oakland with occasional coverage of East Oakland locations.
Type: Contract-to-Hire
Hourly Pay Rate: $31 per hour
Shift: Monday – Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, Saturdays 8:00am to 1:00pm as needed.
Key Responsibilities:
The Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) is responsible for assisting the Dentist in patient care by discussing the patient’s needs and concerns. The RDA performs duties such as: prepare the patient for treatment, assist the dentist in performing treatment to the patient in restorative dentistry or oral surgery, prepare materials and equipment for treatment and have ready for the dentist’s use, take x-rays, assist the dentist in the laboratory work.
Required Qualifications
- 2+ Years of experience as a Registered Dental Assistant
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology (in both English and Spanish)
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment and keep a positive and friendly attitude
- You enjoy working with a diverse population and providing excellent customer service
- Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed
- Proficient Microsoft Office and Excel.
- High School or GED
- Valid Registered Dental Assistant Licensure
- Coronal Polishing and Sealant Certification
- MMR Vaccines (two doses or titers), Immunization Records, or Waiver
- Tdap within the past 10 years or Waiver
- Flu Shot within the past year or Waiver
- Hepatitis B Series (three doses or titers) or Immunization Records
Preferred Qualification Skills
- EHR- Electronic Health Record experience
- PMS- Practice Management System experience
- Good organizational skills
- Actively participate in the Perfect Patient Experience by striving to keep patients focused on optimal treatment while attending to their individual concerns. Being able to do so in Spanish as necessary.
- Maintain a clean, sterile and cheerful environment where patients feel comfortable, prepare them treatment, and assist the doctors – thereby enabling them to provide efficient, quality dental treatment.
- Obtain dental history and/or records from patient (review patient health history and care slips). Ensure that the health history is updated for all returning patients.
- Escort patients to/from the front desk and introduce them to the exit clerk.
- Prepare tray setups for dental procedures, and maintain adequate supply levels in each operatory, replenishing as needed.
- Complete x-rays for Adults and Pediatric patients as appropriate.
- Sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment.
- Instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care. Being able to do so in Spanish as necessary.
- Prepare materials for making impressions and restorations.
- Maintain all logs required in compliance with prescribed audit tools.
- Maintain monthly check of Emergency medical kit, Oxygen tanks and oxygen masks (adult and children).
- Maintain adequate inventory of Dental supplies.
- Place orders for Dental supplies in accordance with purchase protocols.
- Demonstrate oral hygiene care procedure and techniques.
- Perform prophylaxis on children and apply fluoride treatment.
- Hand instruments and materials to dentists, and keep patients’ mouths dry and clear by using suction or other devices.
- Record patient charting and all doctor notes on treatment record. Ensure the doctor signs treatment record consents and healthy history.
- Act in accordance with those set forth as per the applicable State’s Dental Auxiliaries.
- Clean each operatory in accordance with the American Dental Association guidelines.
- Maintains strict compliance with State, Federal and other regulations, (e.g., OSHS, WC, Dental Board, HIPAA, ADA, FEHA, DOL, HR policies and practices)