Dental Assistant: Compassionate Chairside Support

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals’ North Central Bronx facility seeks a Dental Assistant to support dentists in clinics under direct supervision. The role involves patient preparation, instrument handling, imaging, sterilization, and record-keeping in a busy outpatient setting.

Qualified applicants should have a Dental Assistant Program with internship experience and a HS diploma, with strong infection-control practices and patient communication skills. High standards of care are expected.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have completed an accredited dental assistant program with supervised internship experience (600 hours or 300 hours with specified duties).
• High School diploma or equivalent is required with relevant dental assisting exposure as described.
• Experience in chairside assistance, taking/processing dental imaging, sterilization, and patient management is expected.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for examination and treatment.
• Assists dentists by handing instruments and preparing materials.
• Prepares instruments for sterilization and maintains clinic hygiene per infection control procedures.
• Prepares examination room for procedures.
• Takes and uploads dental digital imaging.
• Mixes amalgams, cements, composites and related materials.
• Performs lab procedures for models and prosthetics.
• Maintains patient and instrument records and clinic equipment.
• Schedules appointments and enters data into computerized systems.

Skills

Dental assistance

Infection control

Patient communication

Chairside assistance

Medical terminology

Education

Dental Assistant Program with 600 hours internship

Dental Assistant Program with 300 hours internship

High School diploma + 1 year dental assisting experience

Job description

NYC Health + Hospitals’ North Central Bronx facility seeks a Dental Assistant to support dentists in clinics under direct supervision. The role involves patient preparation, instrument handling, imaging, sterilization, and record-keeping in a busy outpatient setting.

Qualified applicants should have a Dental Assistant Program with internship experience and a HS diploma, with strong infection-control practices and patient communication skills. High standards of care are expected.