Four-Handed Dentistry Assistant - Full-Time Brooklyn

NYU Langone Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone in Brooklyn is seeking a Dental Assistant - Temp - Fulltime. You will assist the dentist across operatory, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, practicing four-handed dentistry and maintaining infection control standards.

The assistant also prepares rooms, exposes radiographs, sterilizes instruments, documents patient records, and ensures patient comfort while awaiting the dentist.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and 1 year chairside dental assisting experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required at hire and maintained.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside assistance to the dentist, utilizing proper four handed dentistry procedures and observing universal precautions/protocols and sterile techniques.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and age related criteria pertinent to the patients served in his/her assigned area.
• Pours and trims patient study models in the dental laboratory. Complete laboratory forms accurately
• Documents patient records as dictated by dentist. Assists the dentist in filling out charts accurately and processing the patients forms and records
• Sterilizes and/or disinfects instruments and hand pieces following guidelines of the Dental Department Infection Control Manual
• Cleans instruments and prepares them for sterilization
• Assures patients comfort while waiting for the dentist.
• Maintain dental operatory in an organized and clean fashion. Assures that appropriate instruments and supplies are available
• Takes, exposes, develops and mounts radiographs properly (when applicable).
• Assumes the standards of care related to infection control; all OSHA guidelines & safety are upheld at the station they are assigned.

Skills

Chairside dental assisting

BLS Certification

Communication with all levels

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone in Brooklyn is seeking a Dental Assistant - Temp - Fulltime. You will assist the dentist across operatory, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, practicing four-handed dentistry and maintaining infection control standards.

The assistant also prepares rooms, exposes radiographs, sterilizes instruments, documents patient records, and ensures patient comfort while awaiting the dentist.