In Florida, the right person can start here and grow into everything.
The dental assistant is the engine of the 31-minute visit. In a studio built on the idea that the dentist is the one scarce resource, the assistant is the person who makes everything else move — the room that's ready, the images already on screen, the patient who feels handled from the moment they walk in. Get this role right and the whole choreography works. That's why we treat it as a career with a ladder, not a stepping stone someone tolerates.
Here's the Florida fact that changes everything: the state doesn't require a license to begin dental assisting. You can start with on-the-job training, which means we can hire for character — reliability, warmth, a steady pair of hands — and build the credentials on top. We sponsor your Dental Radiographer certification, and we put you on a clear path to Expanded Functions (EFDA). We're hiring the founding team now for a studio opening September 2026 in the Ponte Vedra–Nocatee corridor: 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, on real shifts.
What it's like
You start moving people, not paperwork
Walk-ins are the default, so the assistant is often the first clinical face a patient sees: greeting them off the kiosk, routing them to a room, setting up, and getting care started within minutes. The waiting room is designed to stay empty — because you keep the queue flowing. It's fast, it's hands-on, and it matters.
Four-handed, chairside, digital
You'll assist the dentist and the hygienist four-handed, take digital X-rays on DEXIS once you're certified, run intraoral scans and photos, take impressions, manage sterilization and turnover, and set up whitening and aligner steps. An iPad wall-flow tells you what each room needs next. New 2026 equipment, chosen to be fast.
A real ladder, funded
Assistant → radiography-certified → expanded functions → EFDA (placing restorations after the dentist preps) → lead assistant or treatment coordinator. Each rung is a course and a raise, and we pay for the courses. Very few offices actually build this path; we designed the studio around it.
Paid like it's a career, because it is
Above-market hourly, a cash profit-share in the studio, and no production quota hanging over the room. Russian-speaking colleagues front and center, shift-based coverage, and a founding seat before clinics two and three. You're not a warm body filling a chair — you're an early hire we intend to keep for years.
A day in the life
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The kiosk pings a walk-in into the queue. You greet them, confirm what they're in for, and walk them straight back to a room you've already turned over and set up — no clipboard limbo in a waiting room.
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You get the room to work: chart pulled up on the wall iPad, tray set, and (once you're certified) DEXIS X-rays exposed and on screen before the dentist or hygienist needs them.
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Chairside, four-handed: suction, transfer, retraction, keeping the patient comfortable and informed. If they're anxious, you're the calm voice — often in the language they think in.
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Between patients you're the reason the queue never stalls: sterilization, restock, room turnover, staging the next whitening or aligner setup. During peak hours this rhythm is everything; during quiet hours you help with scans, education, and prep.
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You take impressions and intraoral scans, set up whitening for members, and — as your expanded-functions training comes online — take on sealants and, eventually, restorative finishing after the dentist preps a tooth.
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Clock-out is a closeout checklist, not a guess: rooms reset, instruments cycling, tomorrow staged. You leave when your shift ends, not whenever the last column finally clears.
Where it can go
Dental Radiographer certification — sponsored
To expose X-rays in Florida you complete supervised on-the-job training plus a board-approved course, then certify. We put you on it early and pay for it, so you're taking DEXIS images as soon as you're eligible.
Expanded functions and EFDA
Florida lets a trained assistant take on expanded functions — sealants, impressions, retraction cord — and, with restorative training, place and contour fillings after the dentist preps the tooth, under her direct supervision. We fund the board-approved courses and grow you into the highest-leverage clinical role short of the dentist. See our growth page for the exact steps.
Lead assistant
As we staff up, the founding assistant helps run the clinical floor — training new hires, owning sterilization and inventory standards, keeping the choreography tight. It comes with the title and the pay.
Treatment coordinator, or open the next clinic
Assistants who love the patient-and-numbers side move toward treatment coordination — plans in plain words, prices from the published schedule, membership math. Others help open clinics two and three. Both are real, and both start here.
Florida lets us hire for character. So we do.
Because the state doesn't require a license to begin assisting, we're free to hire the person, not the resume. We would rather take a reliable, warm, quick-learning person with no dental experience and train them fully than hire a credential who makes patients tense. If you've never worked in a dental office but you show up, you care, and you learn fast, you're exactly who this posting is for. We pay for the radiography certificate, the expanded-functions courses, and the EFDA path — the growth is the offer, not a maybe.
What you'll need
- Florida does not require a state license to begin dental assisting — no prior dental experience is required to apply.
- Current BLS/CPR certification (or willingness to obtain it before your start date — we'll help).
- To expose X-rays you'll need Florida's Dental Radiographer certification (supervised on-the-job training plus a board-approved course); we sponsor and schedule this for you.
- Reliability, a hospitality instinct, and steady hands. Legal eligibility to work in the U.S.
Nice to have
- Prior chairside or dental-assisting experience (DANB CDA, radiography certificate, or an existing EFDA credential are all a plus — but none are required).
- Russian or Spanish — a real asset with our patient base.
- Comfort with technology: intraoral scanners, imaging software, tablet-based workflows.
- Experience in another fast, service-minded environment (hospitality, urgent care, veterinary) — the tempo translates.
Pay & philosophy
Above-market hourly pay, a cash profit-share in the studio's success, and sponsored training that raises both your skills and your pay over time — with no production quota on the room. We treat dental assisting as a career with a funded ladder, not an entry-level slot to churn. Exact ranges, benefits, and the CE/certification budget are set at hiring.
Questions, answered plainly
Do I need a certification or license to apply in Florida?
No. Florida doesn't require a license to begin dental assisting, so you can start with on-the-job training and no prior dental experience. To take X-rays you'll need the state's Dental Radiographer certification — and we sponsor and schedule that for you after you join.
Will you really pay for my radiography certificate and EFDA course?
Yes. The growth path is the whole point of this role: we fund the board-approved radiography course and the expanded-functions/EFDA courses, and each step comes with a raise.
Can I actually become an EFDA here?
That's the plan for the right person. In Florida a trained assistant can perform expanded functions and, with restorative training, place fillings after the dentist preps the tooth under her direct supervision. We grow assistants into that role deliberately — see our growth page for the exact steps.
I've never worked in a dental office. Should I apply?
Yes, if you're reliable, warm, and learn fast. Because Florida lets us train from scratch, we hire for character and build the skills. A great personality with steady hands beats an indifferent resume every time.
Do I need to speak Russian?
No, but it's genuinely valued. A large part of who we serve is Jacksonville's Russian-speaking community, and a bilingual assistant makes a real difference. Spanish counts too. If you have it, tell us.
What are the hours, and where is the studio?
Open 7am–7pm, seven days a week, on team-based shifts — never one person open-to-close. The studio is in the Ponte Vedra–Nocatee corridor of southeast Jacksonville, opening September 2026; exact address announced at lease signing. We're hiring the founding team now.