Job Description

Job Location: Wiry Smiles Charlotte (Tryon) - Charlotte, NC 28213

Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Dental Assisting DiplomaThis position allows you to work in a team setting with a group of equal minded dental professionals

Charlotte • Mooresville • Salisbury Wilmington

Join a team that loves creating confident smiles in a fast-paced, positive, and patient-focused environment! We are looking for experienced Orthodontic Assistants who are passionate about patient care, teamwork, and delivering an exceptional experience every day.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in orthodontic assisting and direct patient care
• Knowledge of orthodontic procedures and digital charting
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• A positive attitude with a team-player mindset
• Self-motivated, dependable, and energetic personality

Why Join Our Team?

• Fun and supportive work environment
• Opportunity to grow professionally
• Team-oriented culture that values your skills and input
• The chance to make a real impact in patients’ confidence and smiles every day

If you’re looking for more than just a job and want to be part of a team that truly cares about its patients and each other, we’d love to meet you!

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers in the dental office
• Prepare customers for treatments or checkups ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment and material needed
• Removing excess cement from brackets and orthodontic bands
• Bracket set-up
• Ligature removal and replacement
• Pre-selection of orthodontic bands and separator placement
• Wire removal and placement
• Taking impression and bite registrations and Fabrication orthodontic retainers
• Other duties as assigned to assist team

Skills

• Proven experience as dental assistant
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable
• Bilingual a plus!

Requirements

• CPR Certified
• 1 year or more experience
• Graduate of an accredited dental assistant school

QualificationsSkills & Attributes

• Knowledge of dental instruments, sterilization, and infection control procedures
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations in a clinical setting
• Proficiency with dental office software and scheduling systems
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with children, parents, and team members
• Organized, detail oriented, and dependable
• Thrives in a busy, team-focused environment
• Additional certifications such as N2O administration a plus
• Bilingual abilities a plus

Requirements

• Current CPR Certification