Cross Trained Dental Assistant/Front Office

Looking for a kind, caring, and fast-paced dental assistant for a busy, cosmetic and general dental practice on the upper east side of Manhattan. Duties include, but not limited to, chairside assisting duties, taking x-rays, pouring up models, trimming guard/retainers, cleaning and stocking rooms, etc. Front desk duties, when needed, would be: answering calls and e-mails, collecting payments, scheduling appointment/treatment coordination of appointments, etc. Salary commensurate with experience, benefits and 401K. Knowledge of Dentrix Ascend a plus, but not required. Knowledge of digital x-ray taking a must.

Duties @ Dental Assisting

- Four Handed Assisting/Dental Assisting

- Taking Digital X-rays

- Pouring up models

- Making/trimming temporary retainers, guards or bleach trays

- Taking and loading photos with professional camera

- Keeping operatory rooms stocked, neat and in order

- Setting up operatories for upcoming procedures

- Proper sterilization of instruments

Duties @ Front Desk:

- Greet and welcome patients in a friendly and professional manner
- Answer phone calls, schedule appointments, and manage patient inquiries
- Confirmation of appointments; Collect payments from patients
- Maintain patient records and update information as needed
- Assist with office tasks such as filing, copying, scanning, and data entry
- Confirm cases with laboratory
- Treatment Coordination

Qualifications:

- PUNCTUAL & Responsible!
- Experience in a dental office setting is required
- Knowledge of dental terminology and procedures
- Proficiency in using dental software systems for scheduling
- Strong communication skills and ability to multitask effectively
- Understanding of infection control protocols in a healthcare environment
- Experience with four-handed dentistry techniques/dental assisting
- Ability to take vital signs and X-rays
- Background in dental assisting

Nice-to-Have Skills:

- Familiarity with 3D scanner technology
- Anatomy knowledge relevant to dentistry

We would like to welcome you to the New York Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, New York’s premier smile design and smile restoration center. We have created smiles that are some of the most celebrated and photographed of our times. At the New York Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, we treat all sorts of people from regular folks to celebrated folks, yet we do not see any “ordinary” people. Each person is extraordinary in his or her own way. Each moment of time, each appointment, is valued as unique. Each client is special, and brings her/his singular image aspiration, cultural bias, hopes and dreams of a better smile. It is our collective generosity of spirit in the office that enables us to maintain an “expectation of excellence” each and every hour of each and every day. Once our patients have made a choice to entrust us with their complete cosmetic makeover or mild enhancement, we honor that choice.

Our memorable smiles have adorned over five hundred magazine covers, have appeared in countless films and TV episodes, have been seen delivering the news around the world and have sold billions of dollars of products. If you are looking for an individualized smile, a complete smile makeover or just a mild enhancement, we have been exclusively focused on improving and restoring smiles for more than 40 years. Using bonding, porcelain veneers, whitening, crowns and Invisalign we will target your image aspiration to achieve the look you want— whether it is sexy, sporty, romantic, athletic or sophisticated. Our doctors combine their artistic and technical excellence with superior communication skills and a level of compassion that is rare in the health services. Our nurturing, welcoming staff is without parallel in providing five-star service and support. We continue to see clients from the New York metropolitan area to across the United States and around the world.

Disposable gowns, Face shields, Goggles, Latex gloves, N95 masks, Regular masks, Additional: aerosol suction units, air filters throughout and in each tx room