Dental Assistant/Trainer

Sun River Health•Goshen, NY

43d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sun River Health is seeking a full-time Dental Assistant/Trainer to join our team in Goshen, NY, supporting the Hudson Valley region. This role involves assisting dentists and hygienists at sites with short-term staff shortages due to absences. The Dental Assistant/Trainer will perform all standard dental assistant duties and also train new dental assistants and patient representatives when direct clinical support is not needed. The position requires travel to various Sun River Health sites within the Hudson Valley region to ensure operational continuity and provide coverage. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining supplies, instruments, and the dental laboratory, processing instruments, managing lab cases, pouring study models, performing curing light monitoring, maintaining water lines, and preparing health specialty referrals and predeterminations. This role also involves providing oversight of dental staff and orienting and training new dental support staff, documenting their progress, and assessing their competency.

Requirements

Minimum Education Requirement: High School diploma/ GED and Vocational / Technical School / Diploma Program in Dental Assisting
Minimum Work Related Experience: 2 years

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in both English and Spanish (orally and written)

Responsibilities

Assisting Dentists/Hygienists as needed at sites with short-term staff shortages.
Performing all usual functions and responsibilities of a dental assistant.
Training dental assistants and patient representatives when not providing direct clinical contact.
Maintaining supplies and instruments in dental operatory.
Maintaining dental laboratory, processing instruments, and monitoring lab cases.
Pouring study models.
Performing curing light monitoring on a monthly basis.
Maintaining water lines and following DUWL protocol.
Preparing and submitting health specialty referrals and predeterminations.
Assisting dentists/hygienists with patient care.
Assisting other staff members when available and before leaving at the end of the day.
Completing tomorrow's work today if there is a cancellation in the appointment schedule.
Reassigning to other dental sites when coverage is needed to keep sites operational.
Following Dental Reassignment P&P.
Providing oversight of dental staff and reporting issues and concerns to Dentist and Director of Dental Operations.
Orienting and training new dental support staff onsite during their first week of employment, documenting their progress and assessing their competency.