Dental Assistant- Per-Diem

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx is hiring a part-time Dental Assistant in the Dentistry department. The role supports chairside dental care, imaging, and instrument preparation. Experience with dental imaging and prior chairside duties are valued.

The facility is located in Bronx, NY, within NYC Health + Hospitals, serving the community with a focus on high-quality outpatient dental care. This position offers weekend and weekday shifts as posted.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent; completion of an approved Dental Assistant program with 600 hours of internship.
• Alternative: 4-year HS diploma with 300–600 internship hours and chairside duties; or 1 year as Dental Assistant performing chairside tasks.
• Combination of education and experience meeting the above criteria. Each 100 internship hours equates to two months of experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist dentist at chairside during procedures.
• Take and upload dental imaging.
• Prepare dental instruments for sterilization.

Skills

Dental assisting experience

Chairside imaging

Receptionist experience

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Dental Assistant program (600h internship)

Tools

Dental imaging tools

Job description

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB) is a member facility of the New York City Health + Hospitals system, one of eleven acute care facilities within the City of New York. A 215-bed community hospital, NCBH specializes in women’s and children’s services. It also provides Behavioral Health acute and ambulatory care. Its busy outpatient department has led the way in community-based care delivered in a compassionate and culturally-appropriate manner. It’s Labor and Delivery service safely brings more than 800 babies into the world each year. NCBH is committed to providing safe, high-quality medical care for any and all in need.

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

• 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.

Experience as a receptionist or clerk in a dentist’s office is not acceptable towards meeting the qualification requirements.

JOB DETAILS

$25.43

Position type: Part-Time

Department: DENTISTRY

Category: Allied Health

Posted: Aug 14, 2026

LOCATION

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx

3424 Kossuth Avenue

Bronx, NY 10467

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.