Dental Assistant

Job in New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA

Listing for: Foundation List

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-01

Job specializations:

Dental / Dentistry
Dentistry / General Dentist, Dental Assistant, Dental Office, Healthcare Consultant

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 38000 - 52000 USD Yearly USD 38000.00 52000.00 YEAR

Escorts patient into dental examination room;

Prepares the patient for treatment by seating the patient, obtaining records, and applying protective garb;

Takes and records medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients;

Preparing instruments, materials, and medicaments to be used;

Takes and develops dental X-rays;

Assists during dental procedures by handing instruments and other supplies, suctioning, irrigating, etc. as instructed by the Dentist;

Assist the dentist in the management of medical and dental emergencies;

Decontaminates, scrubs, packages, and sterilizes all instruments;

Perform solely mechanical work upon inert matter in a dental office, e.g. trimming or mounting impressions taken by the dentist;

Instruct patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs;

Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by the Dentist;

Clean patient area of dental treatment room, removing instruments and supplies, discard disposable supplies and instruments, and ensuring that the room is ready for the next patient;

Clean and polish removable appliances;

Perform autoclave cleaning and testing;

Schedule appointments, receive payment for dental services, complete insurance forms;

Maintain clinical and business records, manually or using a computer;

Ensure that patient records are kept confidential consistent with the Health Center policies and procedures and HIPAA standards; monitor HIPAA compliance within the work environment;

Immediately report any discovered or suspected fraud, waste, or abuse of Health Center funds to the Administrative Manager or Program Director;

Immediately reports any discovered or suspected violations of HCC's protected health information privacy or security policies and procedures to the Administrative Manager or Program Director.

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