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Retained Recruitment for Dental Assistants

Dental Assistants support dentists during procedures and are essential to patient flow and practice efficiency. We find the professionals your organisation needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–40 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $35,000 – $55,000
DACDAEFDAExpanded Function Dental AssistantDental Chair-Side Assistant

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400+Healthcare Placements
21–40Days to Placement
96%1-Year Retention
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What Does a Dental Assistant Do?

Preparing treatment rooms, passing instruments during procedures, taking impressions and X-rays, sterilising equipment, managing patient records, and in expanded function states, performing certain clinical duties independently.

What We Screen For

CDA or EFDA certification depending on state scope of practice, dental X-ray certification, and 1–2 years of chair-side assisting experience. Four-handed dentistry skills and familiarity with digital dental systems are a plus.

💡 Hiring Insight

High turnover in dental assisting is driven by poor culture fit and wage compression. Practices that clearly define the role and offer a positive clinical environment retain assistants significantly longer.

Typical Compensation
$35,000 – $55,000
EFDA certification and multi-specialty experience push compensation toward the higher end.
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Also Known As

DACDAEFDAExpanded Function Dental AssistantDental Chair-Side Assistant

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Every Day Without a Dental Assistant Has a Real Cost to Your Organisation.

Our retained model delivers a pre-screened, credentialled shortlist within 21–40 days. Start with a free, confidential 25-minute consultation.

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Common Questions

Recruiting a Dental Assistant — FAQ

Most Dental Assistant searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 40 business days. High turnover in dental assisting is driven by poor culture fit and wage compression. Practices that clearly define the role and offer a positive clinical environment retain assistants significantly longer. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
CDA or EFDA certification depending on state scope of practice, dental X-ray certification, and 1–2 years of chair-side assisting experience. Four-handed dentistry skills and familiarity with digital dental systems are a plus.
Retained recruitment means one dedicated recruiter works exclusively on your role from the moment you engage — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening credentials, and presenting only candidates who meet your specific brief. For a role like Dental Assistant, where high turnover in dental assisting is driven by poor culture fit and wage compression. practices that…, passive outreach is often the only reliable way to find high performers.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional leaves or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Dental Assistant roles typically ranges from $35,000 – $55,000. EFDA certification and multi-specialty experience push compensation toward the higher end. Geographic market, organisation size, and specific experience or certifications are the primary factors. We provide full compensation benchmarking at the start of every retained search.
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