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Huntington, West Virginia

Dental Assistant - Marshall Dentistry

DentalFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Provides excellent chair-side four handed dentistry support to Attendings, Residents and Hygienists performing the full range of general dentistry procedures which includes, but not limited to, greeting and seating patients, charting and operatory set-up, taking impressions, making temporaries, schedule appointments and appropriate sterilization of instruments and clean-up.

  • Takes electronic dental radiographs/x-rays when prescribed along with all other dental assisting tasks.
  • Educates patients on their treatment plans as well as maintaining their oral health.
  • Demonstrates the ability to communicate professionally both orally and in writing.
  • Establishes positive relationships with our team and patients.
  • Understands common dental terminology and materials.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Education

High School Diploma or GED required. Dental Assisting Certification or prior on the job training preferred.

  • Experience: 1-5 years of experience preferred; will consider new graduates
  • CPR Certification required, will provide training if necessary
  • Nitrous Oxide Certification required, will provide training if necessary
  • Familiar with Electronic Recordkeeping Dentrix knowledge preferred
  • Provide exceptional patient care and customer service.

Internal applicants must call HR at ext. 11653 to determine eligibility before applying.

Key Responsibilities

Provides chair-side support for general dentistry procedures, including patient preparation, instrument sterilization, and taking radiographs. Educates patients on treatment plans and maintains accurate electronic dental records.

Requirements

Requires a High School Diploma or GED, with Dental Assisting certification or on-the-job training preferred. Candidates must hold or be willing to obtain CPR and Nitrous Oxide certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Chair-side dentistryDental radiographyPatient educationImpression takingCommunication

Dental Assisting Career Context

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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.

  • On-site

Living in Huntington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$153k
Typical market rent
$1,036/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.4
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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