DENTAL ASSISTANT

Apicha Community Health Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Apicha Community Health Center is seeking a Dental Assistant for its Jackson Heights location. This role involves supporting dental care delivery, performing clinical tasks, and ensuring compliance with health center protocols. Ideal candidates will have a background in dental assistance and excellent customer service skills, contributing to the health center's mission of serving diverse and underserved populations.

Benefits

12 Paid Holidays

Vacation and Sick Leave

Health Insurance Coverage

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited New York dental assisting program required.
• 1 year of clinical work dental assisting preferred.
• Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Hindi, Bangla, Urdu).

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment room, instruments, and materials for dental procedures.
• Monitor patient comfort and assist with maintaining treatment records.
• Perform administrative tasks including taking and recording patient histories.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Completion of accredited dental assisting program

Basic CPR (BLS) Certification

Tools

Medical/Dental Software

Job description

Apicha Community Health Center aims to improve community health by providing access to comprehensive primary care, preventive health services, mental health, and supportive services. The center is dedic ated to delivering high-quality, culturally competent services that enhance the quality of life. It also advocates for and offers a welcoming environment for underserved and vulnerable populations.

We are seeking a Dental Assistant for our Jackson Heights location.

Position Summary: The Dental Assistant (DA) supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials; passing instruments and materials; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice

Perform a variety of chairside and clinical/ laboratory support functions. Prepare treatment operatory, position instruments and equipment. Monitor patient comfort. Assist in maintaining treatment records and maintaining operatory equipment and instruments. Responsible for the sterilization, preparation and inventory control of dental instruments and supplies.

The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Administrative Skills -Takes and records medical and dental histories of patients.
• Dentistry Skills -Prepares patient and patient room for dentist’s examination and treatment.
• Compliance -Performs all functions in full compliance with the health center and the department’s Exposure Control Plan including but not limited to the use of Personal Protective Equipment and Universal Precautions.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Completion of an accredited New York dental assisting program by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association required
• One (1) year of clinical work dental assisting preferred
• Basic CPR (BLS) Certification
• Experience in hospital or community health center preferred
• Bilingual preferred (Spanish, Hindi, Bangla, Urdu)
• Knowledge of Medical/Dental Software preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to communicate dental procedures and terminology with dental team and patient.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Engaged in learning and continuous quality improvement.
• Excellent customer service skills are required
• Responsive and comfortable working in the fast-paced, high accountability environment.
• Upholds and is willing to work with and/or care for a person in line with the mission and goals of Apicha CHC which are sensitive to race, gender, sexual orientation, English competency, immigration status, religion or socio-economic status.

At Apicha, we believe that serving the needs of our staff is just as important as serving the needs of underserved people of New York City as such we are proud to offer our team members a competitive employee benefits package which include 12 Paid Holidays, vacation and sick leave, Health Insurance Coverage, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance, Employee Assistant Program just to name a few.