Dental Assistant

About the role

Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. We are currently seeking a full-time Dental Assistant to join our team in Patchogue, New York.

Responsibilities

• Check-in patients and notify providers that the patient is present.
• Maintains supplies and instruments in dental operators.
• Monitors and updates charts; enter date of visit, department and provider name on daily log sheet; adds sheets to medical record; places and document radiographs in/on X-ray folder; places treatment plans, periodontal charts, informed consent forms, referral forms, and contracts for complex treatment into the dental subdivision of the comprehensive medical record.
• Records patient appointment data daily (i.e. no shows, cancellations, emergencies, payment source [Medicaid, self-pay, etc.]) to accurately collect monthly dental statistics.
• Takes and processes radiographs as directed by the dentist/hygienist.
• Affixes patient records to the appropriate chart.
• Assists dentists/hygienists with patient care.
• Follows OSHA standards of infection control under CDC guidelines endorsed by department, JCAHO, organization, and overseen by Infection Control Officer.
• Maintains dental laboratory, processes instruments, and monitors lab cases (check-in of lab cases, pouring impressions where indicated, storing cases, sending out lab cases, completing lab log sheets, etc.).
• Follows weekly and monthly maintenance procedures for all sterilization equipment.

Requirements

• Minimum Education Requirement: High School diploma/GED
• Minimum Work-Related Experience: 0 -1 year
• Preferred Education Requirement: Vocational/Technical School/Diploma Program
• Preferred Specialized Skills & Knowledge: Bilingual in both English and Spanish (orally and written)