Dental Assistant

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, 506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037, seeks a Dental Assistant to support dentists in clinics. Responsibilities include assisting chairside, handling instruments, sterilization, and imaging.

A High School diploma with a Dental Assistant program and internship hours or equivalent experience is required. The position is full-time in the Dentistry Service department, with standard shift hours from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, serving the Harlem community.

Qualifications

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Dental Assistant Program with 600 hours internship

Dental Assistant Program with 300 hours internship

Dental Assistant Program with 1 year internship

Job description

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

Harlem Hospital Center has been a bedrock of the Harlem community since 1887. The hospital provides a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic and family support services to the residents of Central Harlem, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. Harlem is the largest hospital in the area, capable of treating the most seriously ill. Harlem provides over 90 specialized ambulatory care services, dentistry and oral surgery, behavioral health services, and community substance abuse treatment.

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

9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M

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

$46,463

Position type:

Full-Time

Department:

DENTISTRY SERVICE

Category:

Allied Health

LOCATION

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, 506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037, 135 St (2,3), 145 St (3), 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.