2025 Best Dental Office (SFGATE Best of the Bay) seeking registered dental assistant or EF to lead a column.

About Us:

Join a pioneering startup in non-invasive dental care, led by an international leader in the field. Our practice focuses on optimizing oral health without needles or drills (drkeeper.com).

We manage tooth decay and gum disease using advanced brush-on medicines. Put simply, our practice mainly runs like recall columns.

We empower patients into improved self-care. You will be empowered to treat disease yourself, directly. This unique opportunity provides considerable professional growth, and the ability to work to the full extent of your license every day.

This unique opportunity provides considerable professional growth. We have a good system and are growing. Come join the fun & enjoy the view from the 25th floor!

Key Responsibilities (not limited to):

Clinical duties: expected existing skills:

Host the patient visit
Take diagnostic dental x-rays
Conduct mouth-mirror inspections and chart findings
Apply fluorides & sealants
Perform coronal polishing
Oral hygiene instructions

Clinical duties: open to learn and do:

Apply silver fluoride (SDF), Curodont, iodine, and other brush-on medicines
Take 3D intraoral scans
Nutritional counseling
Perform motivational interviewing

Patient Care:

Greet patients and help them feel comfortable and cared for.
Clearly explain procedures and self-care.
Obtain and review patient health histories.

Administrative Duties:

Collaborate with hygienists, RDAs, DAs, and front office staff.
Participate in team meetings and promote a positive work environment.
Help run any aspect of the dental practice.
Accurately record procedures in an electronic health record.
Ensure privacy compliance.
Monitor patient flow and manage operatories efficiently.
Turn over units, maintain water & suction lines, including end-of-day line flushing.
Run sterilization and conduct/track weekly spore tests.
Contribute to basic cleaning, tidying, and organization (we all contribute).
Assist with inventory management and ordering supplies, including finding optimal rates for supplies.

Qualifications:

Hold an active RDA license in good standing (contact us for exceptions)
Hold sealant and coronal polish certificates
2 years full time (or equivalent) experience in clinical dentistry
Be willing to learn and deliver non-invasive care dentistry
Experience with either young children (0-5) or older adults (65+)
Complete spoken and written fluency in English
Any educational, work, volunteering, or other character-building experience outside of dentistry that can be meaningfully described

Differentiators (not required):

Expanded Function (EF) license
Advanced certifications (orthodontic, ultrasonic)
Radiographic Decision Making (RDM) and/or Interim Therapeutic Restoration (ITR) certifications
Fluency in non-English language, particularly Russian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese
Non-US dental experience
Other work or educational experience
Social media fluency, presence, followers
Motivated to grow into leadership role

Personal Attributes:

Passionate about health.
Compassionate and loves helping people. Empathetic.~
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Positive attitude and excellent communication skills.
Eager to learn new dental techniques and concepts.
Open to the concept that nutrition is the most important factor in oral health.
Open to using new evidence-based technology and innovative practices.
Ready to learn that some traditional dental treatments may be unnecessary and that empowering patients to take better care of themselves is crucial.

Unique Aspects of the Role:

Treat caries yourself, directly.
Work in a non-invasive dental practice focusing on therapeutic topical treatments.
Expanded responsibilities over time, to eventually frequently provide care under general supervision.
Work to the top of your license.
Collaborate with and learn from an international leader in non-invasive therapeutic dental care.

Planned technology to be used:

Windows, OpenDental, Adit, Kavo, DifferentKind, HR for Health

Benefits:

Opportunity to work in a cutting-edge dental practice.
Professional growth in minimally invasive dental care.
Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Intention to provide health benefits after the first 2 years of our startup phase.

Physical requirements:

Fine motor skills typical of dentistry. Sit for long periods of time, holding physical positions typical of dentistry and dental assisting. Occasionally lift and move objects that are up to 25 pounds, such as jugs of water and a vacuum cleaner. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. When required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $32.00 - $42.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 – 40 per week

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

Are you open to learning & assisting with non-invasive dentistry (see our site drkeeper.com for details)?
Do you have an Expanded Function certification?
Do you have experience with young children &/or older adults? (non-dental care experience is fine) If so, please briefly describe (young or old, dental or not, years of service)

Experience:

RDA: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

Registered Dental Assistant license (Required)

Ability to Commute:

San Francisco, CA 94108 (Required)

Work Location: In person

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