Full-Time

Dental Assistant 1

Sea Mar

Sea Mar

Nonprofit community health & housing services

No salary listed

Seattle, WA, USA

In Person

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Required Skills
Customer Service
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Requirements
  • A valid Washington State license is required.
  • Basic Life Support certification is required.
  • Organizational skills are required.
  • Experience with dental records is required.
  • Familiarity with computer use is required.
  • Excellent customer service skills are required.
  • Ability to communicate, read, and write in English is required.
  • Ability to interpret common written material about dentistry is required.
Responsibilities
  • Assist the dental provider in delivering dental procedures allowed by the Washington State Dental Practice Act.
  • Assist the provider with restorative, prosthodontic, endodontic, orthodontic, and oral surgery procedures, as well as other procedures allowed by the Washington Dental Practice Act.
  • Maintain records for material safety data sheets, spore tests, and dental-supply inventory.
  • Assist in training new Dental Assistants.
  • Organize schedules to generate maintenance checklists for dental procedures.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bilingual English/Spanish ability is preferred.
  • Previous orthodontic experience is preferred.

Sea Mar is a nonprofit community health system based in Washington state, operating more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics across the state. It also provides affordable housing, community education, and social services, serving all residents regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. What sets Sea Mar apart is its focus on Latino and other diverse communities through bilingual, sliding-fee-scale care. The goal is to expand access to comprehensive, affordable health and human services statewide.

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Founded

1998

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Sea Mar is retaining all Lopez Clinic staff at current salaries during transition.
  • Sea Mar signed Lopez clinic lease, operating agreement, and pharmacy contract by May 2026.
  • Sea Mar is expanding into crisis stabilization and rural clinics, broadening referral pipelines.

What critics are saying

  • DOJ's April 7, 2025 ADA settlement proves Sea Mar's disability-access failures in dental care.
  • NLRB charges filed August 31, 2026 allege discharge and unfair labor practices at Sea Mar.
  • Lopez Island's transition depends on Sea Mar staffing; failure would collapse the clinic handoff.

What makes Sea Mar unique

  • Sea Mar runs 28 dental clinics across Western Washington, plus medical and behavioral health services.
  • Sea Mar won Lopez Medical Clinic operations after UW Medicine exits July 1, 2026.
  • Sea Mar secured Lynnwood's 23-hour crisis care center for January 2026 opening.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan