Dental Assistant (Provisional)

Since 1875, South Brooklyn Health has established its reputation for clinical excellence and culturally competent care. It has designations as a Certified Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, an accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital, a U.S. News & World Report high performing hospital. The hospital's staff is as diverse as the patients they serve. Interpreter services can be provided at any time of the day or night in over 130 languages.

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

8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position :


Under direct supervision, assists dentists in providing dental services to patients in clinics and health care settings; performs related work.


Examples of Typical Tasks :
1. Prepares patients for examination and treatment.
2. Assists dentists by handing them required instruments for the treatment of patients.
3. Prepares instruments for sterilization, disinfects surface areas, and maintains clinic and clinic equipment in a hygienic condition, in accordance with infection control procedures.
4. Prepares examination room for procedures.
5. Takes and uploads dental digital imaging.
6. Mixes amalgams, cements, composites and related materials.
7. Performs laboratory procedures, such as pouring and packaging models from impressions for prosthetics.
8. Maintains records of patients, instruments and models.
9. Maintains clinic equipment to ensure that it is in working order.
10. Reports shortages in supplies and material and necessary equipment repairs.
11. Assists dentist in patient management; interacts with patients and the public.
12. Schedules patient appointments; enters and retrieves data and information into computerized systems.

Minimum Qualifications
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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.

Department Preferences
• Knowledge-comprehension of a body of information acquired by experience or study.
• Skill-a present, observable competence to perform a learned activity.
• Ability-competence to perform an observable behavior or a behavior that results in an observable product.
• Include a list of required skills for the role.
• You may also outline any soft skills that are required (e.g., ICARE, communication and problem solving).

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

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