Dental Assistant - Oral Surgery
Listed compensation
$56,160 - $66,560/year
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Paradigm Oral Surgery as a Surgical Assistant – Oral Surgery, M-F in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting surgeons during oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures
- Performing preoperative and postoperative patient care duties
- Verifying patient identity and surgical sites
- Maintaining strict aseptic technique throughout procedures
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $27 - $32/hour
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Paradigm Oral Surgery as a Surgical Assistant – Oral Surgery, M-F.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a high school diploma, a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) license in Massachusetts, and Dental Radiology certification. A minimum of one year of dental or surgical assisting experience is preferred, along with current BLS/CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Surgery Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$61k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $58k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts 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 Paradigm Oral Surgery a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% of all Surgery healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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