Dental Assistant, Oral Surgery
Compensation
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Job Description
At Gentle Dental, we value our teammate’s smile as much as our patient’s smile.
Our vision is to provide exceptional, lifelong, integrated oral healthcare services. We enhance the quality of our patients’ lives by providing accessible oral healthcare, which is paramount to overall health and well-being. We focus on a commitment to patient care, operational and clinical excellence, personal accountability, building relationships, and seeking out innovative and creative approaches to support our patients and teams.
We are hiring immediately for full and part time positions in our dental offices and are seeking teammates who care, listen, and are motivated to help our patients and communities.
Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of the people in your community!
Schedule: Limited Part-Time
Office Location
- Gentle Dental Rio Vista
- 14155 N. 83rd Ave, Bldg 3
- Suite 113
- Peoria, AZ 85381, USA
Required Qualifications
- Certificate from a Dental Assisting Program
- Valid health care provider CPR/BLS Certificate
- Expanded Functions a plus
Qualifications That Increase Starting Pay
- Experience
- EFDA Cert
- X-Ray Certification
- Bilingual Spanish
- Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) when applicable
Key Responsibilities
The Dental Assistant will provide exceptional oral healthcare services and support the clinical team in an oral surgery setting. They are responsible for maintaining operational excellence and building positive relationships with patients and team members.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a certificate from a dental assisting program and a valid CPR/BLS certificate. Additional certifications such as EFDA, X-Ray, and RDA are preferred and may increase starting pay.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Surgery Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Assistant, Oral Surgery at InterDent Service a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dental Assistant — ranked against 342 active Dental Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 342 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- On-site
Living in Peoria
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $415k
- Typical market rent
- $1,870/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 28 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.3
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.