Dental Assistant, Lead - Faculty Practice

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The Dental Assistant, Lead, under the direction and supervision of the Manager, Faculty Practice, is a critical member of the clinic staff, providing oversight to all daily operations and activities of the dental assistant staff. This includes training and mentoring all dental assistants, managing daily and weekly clinic schedules and staff assignments, maintaining clinical supply inventories, overseeing clinic equipment maintenance, and ensuring completeness of all patient records. The individual in this role is essential in the effort to provide the highest quality patient service in a fast-paced, multi-specialty dental clinic setting and requires leadership, diplomacy, integrity, and compassion in daily interactions with a wide range of constituencies.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Assist the manager in designing and implementing training plans and documentation used to train new dental assistants and update current dental assistants with new processes, procedures, etc.

2. Coordinate the work of dental assistants, including training, mentoring, and motivating to achieve peak performance

3. Manage all staff-dentist assignments (daily and weekly) to help achieve peak effectiveness

4. Serve as intermediary between dentist and assistants and ensure efficiency and quality of patient service

5. Maintain and monitor accepted practices and care of dental equipment, instruments and supplies per MUSOD standards, and regulatory group. Coordinate repair/maintenance of equipment as needed

6. Manage implant systems and related treatment plans; oversee all extensive treatment plans

7. Provide dental assistance to dentists before, during and after treatment of patients including dental emergencies. Assist faculty with compliance to record keeping protocols related to the treatment of patients.

8. Order dental supplies to ensure adequate availability

9. Schedule and conduct daily team huddles to support communication and effectiveness

10. Attend meetings and other various committee meetings as required.

11. Act as back-up leader for Manager position when needed

12. Perform other duties and responsibilities as required, assigned, or requested.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
High School diploma or equivalent

Five years of dental assisting experience.

Knowledge of the full range of dental clinical specialties as defined by the American Dental Association.

Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as basic computer skills.

Excellent customer service and listening skills, discretion, flexibility, ability to work and communicate with people from a diverse population.

Ability to work independently with little supervision and constant interruptions in an environment that can be stressful.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Graduation from a Dental Assistant Program.

Supervisory experience helpful.

Department Dental School Posting Date 05/19/2026 Closing Date Special Instructions to Applicants EOE Statement
It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.

Required Documents

Required Documents
Resume

Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents