Oral Surgery Dental Assistant
Listed compensation
$20-$26/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Role Overview
We are looking for a qualified Oral Surgery Dental Assistant to join our premiere dental practice.
The right applicant will have experience preparing oral surgery patients, ensuring that they are comfortable and offering another set of hands for procedures. Assistants must help Oral Surgeons to clearly see problems and changes within a patient's mouth. This often requires taking x-rays of the bone structure of a patient's jaw, as well as taking photographs of the teeth.
Responsibilities
- Help Oral Surgeons prepare for procedures by having the necessary tools sterilized and in place
- Help keep a patient’s mouth clean and dry during procedures and hand the Oral Surgeon the necessary tools at the appropriate time
- Patient education; explain procedures and discuss treatment progress and plans
- This position will include all aspects of clinical dental care
Requirements
- Previous oral surgery chairside assisting is preferred
- Positive attitude and enthusiasm for the workday
- Excellent customer service skills with an outgoing, people friendly personality
- The ideal applicant will display and demonstrate excellent communication skills with staff and patients
- Desire to learn new skills and expand your potential
- Coronal polishing/sealant, and/or nitrous certified
Compensation Package and Benefits
- Compensation will be comprised of a base salary that is commensurate with experience
- Full Medical Insurance with BCBS, employer pays on average 66% of premium!
- Dental/Vision
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) with matching
- Flexible Spending account
- and more!
Company Overview
United Dental Partners is a very fast-growing Dental Support Organization (DSO) serving multi-specialty dental practices in Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The multi-specialty dental groups we serve collectively care for children and adults and offer general, pediatric, orthodontic and oral surgery care.
We work in an energetic environment with phenomenal people who love providing fantastic care for patients and know that our ability to provide consistently great care is underpinned by the personalities and values of the people we hire.
COVID-19 Considerations
We meet CDC and other health agency guidelines for COVID-19 by social distancing, cleaning and disinfecting the workplace throughout the day and adjusting as necessary to provide a safe and healthy environment.
Job Type: Full-time
Monday-Friday 6:30am-2pm. Travels to both Aurora and Elgin
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Surgery Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$48k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 3.9 / 10 · above average in dental assistant | ranked against 342 Dental Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$48k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Surgery listings in Illinois | 11 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All dental assistant listings in Illinois | 187 active | 6,018 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 32% state a sign-on bonus (median $7k) · 8% offer loan repayment187 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Surgery listings | 825 in the last 30 days | 480 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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