Role: Dental Assistant I Job Location: 234 E 149th Street, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, NY 10451 Pay Range: $ 31/ Hr - $ 35/ Hr

Job Duties:

Assists in providing dental services including:

Preparing patients for exam/treatment.

Sterilizing instruments, maintaining equipment, mixing amalgams, cements, composites.

Taking dental x-rays, maintaining records.

Performing assigned lab procedures.

Skills:

1 year experience.

Education:

Valid certification to practice as a Dental Assistant issued by NYSED.

Minimum Qualifications:

A four year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by a course of study consisting of at least 600 instructional hours at an approved school for Dental Assistants;

A four year High School diploma or its educational equivalent, including or supplemented by a course of study consisting of at least 300 instructional hours at an approved school for Dental Assistants plus six months full-time satisfactory experience as a Dental Assistant performing all of the following duties: taking, developing, and mounting dental radiographs, assisting dentist at chairside, sterilizing dental instrument using autoclave; or

A four year High School diploma or its educational equivalent plus one year of full-time satisfactory experience as a Dental Assistant performing the duties described in 2 above; or

A satisfactory combination of education and experience which is equivalent to 1, 2, or 3 above. 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.

Languages:

English - Read/ Write/ Speak

Certifications & Licenses:

Dental Assistant

Skills Required:

DENTAL ASSISTANT