POST DOCTORAL DENTAL ASSISTANT, School of Dental Medicine
Listed compensation
$20.13-$25.4/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
The dental assistant is an integral member of the dental team providing quality dental care to patients. The dental assistant demonstrates strong clinical skills by practicing four handed dentistry, preparing operatories for the required procedures, organizing and coordinating patient charts and paperwork, and providing good customer service through strong interpersonal skills.
Key Responsibilities
The dental assistant provides quality care by performing four-handed dentistry and preparing operatories for procedures. They are also responsible for organizing patient charts and maintaining efficient paperwork flow.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a vocational degree or relevant training. A minimum of 1 to 3 years of work experience in a dental setting is required.
Key Skills
Dental Assisting Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$47k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $45k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score
Living in Boston
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $813k
- Typical market rent
- $3,338/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- 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), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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