Registered Dental Assistant

Job Details

Pay: $25.00 – $27.00 per hour

Job type: Full-time

Benefits: Paid sick days, paid holidays, vacation (eligible after 1 year)

Location: Los Angeles, CA 90016

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 AM – 5 PM

Work location: In person

Full Job Description

About the Position

Health Bridge is seeking a skilled, dependable Registered Dental Assistant to join our clinical team in Los Angeles. You will provide chairside support across preventive, restorative, and other dental procedures, perform RDA-scope duties as assigned by the dentist, and help every patient feel safe and cared for. The ideal candidate anticipates the dentist’s needs, follows clinical protocols carefully, and treats every patient with patience and respect.

We value teamwork, clear communication, and a willingness to keep learning. This role is a good fit for an RDA who is organized, takes infection control and documentation seriously, and wants to work in a community-focused setting serving patients of all ages and backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients, treatment rooms, instruments, and materials; provide chairside assistance during preventive, restorative, and other dental procedures.

• Collect and document health history, medications, allergies, and patient concerns; communicate relevant findings to the dentist without independently diagnosing.

• Take dental radiographs and intraoral/extraoral photographs; maintain usable images in the patient record.

• Perform mouth-mirror inspections and document obvious lesions, existing restorations, and missing teeth for dentist review.

• Perform coronal polishing, apply pit and fissure sealants, and apply topical fluoride under the supervision assigned by the dentist.

• When included in clinic services and assigned by the dentist, place bases, liners, etch, and bonding agents; place, adjust, and finish direct provisional restorations; and fabricate, adjust, cement, and remove indirect provisional restorations within RDA scope.

• Follow infection prevention procedures: disinfect treatment areas, process and sterilize instruments, maintain sterilization records, and keep equipment and supplies ready.

• Document services accurately and promptly; route records for provider review and support complete documentation for coding and billing.

• Reinforce dentist-approved preventive and post-treatment instructions; coordinate referrals and follow-up with dental, medical, and patient support teams.

• Provide respectful care to patients of all ages, languages, and backgrounds; arrange approved interpreter support and help address barriers to care.

• Protect patient privacy and follow health center policies.

• Participate in quality improvement, safety reporting, and emergency readiness; assist with staff orientation and workflow training as assigned.

• Strong clinical organization, communication, and EHR skills; dependable attendance; and a commitment to patient safety and privacy.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications for this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Current, active California Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) license, maintained throughout employment, including renewal and continuing education requirements.

• Current BLS certification.

• infection control

• Dental Practice Act training.

• Documentation of required education for radiation safety, coronal polishing, pit and fissure sealants, and any additional assigned procedures, with competency confirmed by the supervising dentist.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or community health setting.

• Experience with both pediatric and adult dentistry.

• Bilingual

Physical Requirments

This position involves direct patient contact, repetitive hand movements, prolonged sitting and standing, and handling clinical equipment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Room to Grow

Health Bridge is a growing company, and we are intentional about promoting from within. This role offers real room to build your clinical career with a company that invests in its people. Whether you’re looking to deepen your clinical knowledge, move into a leadership role, or become an expert in an emerging space, we’ll support you every step of the way.

OroMed and Health Bridge are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, Health Bridge will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.