Job detail
Dental Assistant I
University of Florida
FULL_TIME
Posted 3/31/2026
Location
Gainesville, Florida
Salary
$20 - $21 / HOUR
Core responsibilities
The dental assistant provides four-Handed chairside assistance to faculty and students during patient examinations and treatments. They also manage clinical operations, including instrument sterilization, inventory control, laboratory work, and patient scheduling.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a high school diploma, one year of relevant experience, and basic life support (Bls) certification. Equivalent vocational or college training may be substituted for the required experience.
high schoolprofessional certificateBasic Life SupportVital signs monitoringInstrument sterilizationPatient preparationDental terminologyClerical dutiesMedical history recordingFour-handed dentistryLaboratory proceduresDental radiographyClinical schedulingDental examinationsMixing amalgamDental inventory managementWhitening tray fabrication
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid holidays
- Sick leave
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Dental plans
- Paid family leave
- Accident insurance
- Legal insurance
- Vacation leave
- Pension plans
- Personal leave
- 403(b) plans
- Family medical leave
- 457 deferred compensation
- GatorPerks discount program
- Investment accounts