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Braintree, Massachusetts

Traveling Pediatric Dental Assistant

DentalPart-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$36/hr

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Job Description

We Are 42 North Dental

Built by dentists for dentists, we continually raise the bar for what’s possible in the practice of dentistry by delivering healthy, confident smiles for life.

With our roots in Boston, the best-in-the-nation healthcare hub, we are uniquely positioned to partner with preeminent healthcare solution providers to test and launch new treatments, technologies, and add new specialties and services. It is all part of our mission to chart a bold new course for the practice of dentistry.

Our name refers to the latitude of Boston, MA, where we put down roots. Boston is known as the “City of Firsts,” where innovation, collaboration, and excellence come together. These key building blocks are the foundation of any great healthcare organization.

Why You’ll Love this Traveling Pediatric Dental Assistant Job!

42 North Dental has been providing dental care in New England for over 30 years. Become part of a team approach to providing excellence in comprehensive dental care with a focus on quality, service, and patient satisfaction.

The Part-Time Pediatric Dental Assistant will provide clinical support to facilitate the relationship between our patients and dentists, increase the efficiency of delivering quality dental care, and maintain communication between dentists, patients, and administrative staff to ensure a positive patient experience.

Our Specialty team travels to multiple locations. Reliable transportation and willingness to travel required. Mileage reimbursement provided.

Requires local travel between the following locations: Braintree, Somerville, and South Boston.

Responsibilities

  • Greet and prepare patients for treatment
  • Chairside assisting during a variety of dental procedures
  • Expose radiographs and intra-oral pictures
  • Provide post operative instructions and patient education
  • Prepare, breakdown, disinfect and sterilize treatment rooms and instruments
  • Maintain strict compliance to infection control, CDC, OSHA and HIPPA
  • Maintain dental supply inventory
  • Perform other related job duties as assigned

Skills & Qualifications

  • Must have reliable transportation to travel between locations
  • Knowledge of dental procedures and terminology
  • C.D.A. preferred
  • Strong verbal skills
  • Possess required certifications, licensure or registration as required by state
  • Embrace a positive team approach to patient care

When you join 42 North Dental, you will be part of a team that always has your back and trusts your expertise. If you want to make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives, apply today!

  • Hourly Rate
  • $34—$36 USD

Disclosures

42NDC values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

42NDC is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, including family medical history, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

Requirements

Candidates must have reliable transportation to travel between Braintree, Somerville, and South Boston. A Certified Dental Assistant (C.D.A.) certification is preferred along with knowledge of dental procedures and terminology.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Dental assistingIntra-oral imagingCDC complianceOSHA complianceHIPAA complianceDental terminologySterilizationInventory management

Pediatrics Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$73k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution7 jobs

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Below most Dental Assistant listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 342 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Braintree

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$729k
Typical market rent
$2,972/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.