Part-Time Main Site Dental Assistant - Brooklyn

Part‑Time Main Site Dental Assistant – Brooklyn

NYU Langone Health

We are looking for a Part‑Time Main Site Dental Assistant to support our dental team in Brooklyn.

The Dental Assistant assists the dentist with all modalities of dentistry – operatory, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, and pediatric dentistry. The assistant practices four‑handed dentistry, maintains infection control and OSHA standards, manages radiographs, prepares and cleans instruments, sterilizes hand pieces, documents patient records, and provides lab support as needed.

• Provide chairside assistance to the dentist, utilizing proper four‑handed dentistry procedures and observing universal precautions, protocols and sterile techniques.
• Comply with hospital, health center and departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain standards of infection control; uphold OSHA guidelines and safety at the assigned station.
• Take, expose, develop and mount radiographs when applicable.
• Maintain the dental operatory in an organized and clean state; ensure instruments and supplies are available.
• Provide comfort to patients while they wait for the dentist.
• Clean instruments and prepare them for sterilization.
• Sterilize and/or disinfect instruments and hand pieces following the Dental Department Infection Control Manual.
• Document patient records as dictated by the dentist; assist in filling charts and processing patient forms.
• Pour and trim patient study models in the dental laboratory; complete laboratory forms accurately.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care based on patients’ physical, psychosocial, educational, safety and age‑related criteria.

• High School Diploma.
• At least 1 year of chairside dental assisting experience.
• Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization.

Current shift: M&F 9 am-5 pm. After full operational status this will change to Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9 am-7 pm and Saturdays 8:30 am-4 pm.

NYU Langone Health offers a comprehensive benefits and wellness program that includes financial security benefits, generous time‑off, employee resource groups, and a holistic wellness program focused on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial and preventive care.

Family Health Centers at NYU Langone is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. Workplace discrimination is illegal.

$25.66 per hour (salary range for this role).