Dental Assistant

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; New York, Northern (NY, KY); On-site; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in New York, NY is seeking a Dental Assistant to join the care team at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens. This full-time role supports dentists, prepares rooms, and handles imaging and record-keeping.

The successful candidate will have completed a Dental Assistant Program with internship hours or a comparable credential, and will work under supervision in a busy clinical setting with infection control standards.

Qualifications

• Four-year High School diploma or equivalent plus Dental Assistant Program with 600 hours internship (chairside)
• Or four-year High School diploma plus 300 hours internship (chairside) and 6 months experience as Dental Assistant
• Or four-year High School diploma plus 1 year of experience as Dental Assistant performing chairside duties
• Education/experience combination equal to the above; at least a four-year HS diploma is required; receptionist/clerk experience not acceptable

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for examination and treatment
• Assist dentists by handing required instruments
• Disinfect surfaces and sterilize instruments; maintain hygienic clinic
• Prepare examination room for procedures
• Take and upload dental imaging
• Mix amalgams, cements and composites
• Perform lab procedures for prosthetics models
• Maintain patient/instrument/model records
• Ensure clinic equipment is working
• Report shortages and repairs
• Assist in patient management and scheduling data entry
• Schedule patient appointments and enter data into systems

Skills

Dental chairside assisting

Infection control

Patient communication

Education

Dental Assistant Program

High School Diploma or equivalent

Dental internship experience

Tools

Dental instruments handling

Dental imaging equipment

Job description

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

8:30am-5:00pm With alternating weekends Total Hours: 37.5

Responsibilities

1. A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by successful completion of an accredited or approved Dental Assistant Program, which included or was supplemented by 600 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside; or
2. A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by successful completion of an accredited or approved Dental Assistant Program, which included or was supplemented by 300 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside; and 6 (six) months of satisfactory full-time experience as a Dental Assistant performing all of the following duties: taking and uploading dental digital imaging, assisting dentist at chairside, and preparing dental instruments for sterilization; or
3. A four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent; and one (1) year of satisfactory full-time experience as a Dental Assistant performing the duties described in “2” above; or
4. A satisfactory combination of education and experience which is equivalent to “1”, “2”, or “3” above. Each 100 hours of supervised internship experience assisting a dentist at chairside is equivalent to two (2) months of full-time experience. However, all candidates must have at least a four-year High School diploma or its educational equivalent.
Experience as a receptionist or clerk in a dentist’s office is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under direct supervision, assists dentists in providing dental services to patients in clinics and health care settings; performs related work.

Examples of Typical Tasks:

1. Prepares patients for examination and treatment.

2. Assists dentists by handing them required instruments for the treatment of patients.

3. Prepares instruments for sterilization, disinfects surface areas, and maintains clinic and clinic equipment in a hygienic condition, in accordance with infection control procedures.

4. Prepares examination room for procedures.

5. Takes and uploads dental digital imaging.

6. Mixes amalgams, cements, composites and related materials.

7. Performs laboratory procedures, such as pouring and packaging models from impressions for prosthetics.

8. Maintains records of patients, instruments and models.

9. Maintains clinic equipment to ensure that it is in working order.

10. Reports shortages in supplies and material and necessary equipment repairs.

11. Assists dentist in patient management; interacts with patients and the public.

12. Schedules patient appointments; enters and retrieves data and information into computerized systems.

JOB DETAILS

Salary Range: $46,463 - $55,996

Position type: Full-Time

Department: CLINIC OTHER

Category: Allied Health

Posted: Aug 5, 2026

LOCATION

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

79-01 Broadway

New York, NY 11373

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

79-01 Broadway

New York, NY 11373

82 St-Jackson Hts (7)

15 minutes walk from nearest station to the hospital.

ABOUT NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation, annually serving more than a million New Yorkers in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. Our mission is to care for all, without exception.