Dental Assistant

Overview

Location:

4510 16th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11204

Hours
Full Time

Time Commitment
Sunday-Thursday: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

• Supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials.
• Performs procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Readies patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
• Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.
• Assembles instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area, positioning instruments for dentist’s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
• Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth.
• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies and pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations and cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

• Registration in NYS as a Dental Assistant
• High school diploma or GED (or equivalent).
• Basic skills:
  
  ability to assist chair-side (hand instruments), sterilize/prepare instruments, help with patient seating/intake, infection control procedures.
• Good interpersonal skills: communicating with patients, and helping with patient comfort
• Willingness to work under the supervision of a licensed dentist.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with calendar management and office software (e.g., Outlook, Google Suite).
• Maximum attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in handling sensitive information.
• Positive, flexible disposition.

Compensation: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour, Commensurate with Experience

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental and Vision plans, Retirement plans