Dental Assistant/Trainer

Sun River Health•Beacon, NY

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sun River Health is seeking a full-time Dental Assistant/Trainer to join their team in Beacon, NY, supporting the Hudson Valley region. This role involves assisting dentists and hygienists at sites with temporary staff shortages due to absences. The Dental Assistant/Trainer will perform standard dental assistant duties and also train new dental assistants and patient representatives when not providing direct clinical care. The position requires adherence to job-specific standards and compliance with systems. Assignments to sites needing coverage will be based on availability.

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

Maintains supplies and instruments in dental operatory.
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.).
Is responsible for pouring study models.
Performs curing light monitoring on a monthly basis.
Maintains water lines and follows DUWL protocol properly.
Able to prepare and submit health specialty referrals and predeterminations.
Assists dentists/hygienists with patient care.
Asks other staff members if they need assistance when available and before leaving at the end of the day.
Does tomorrow’s work today if there is a cancellation in the appointment schedule.
Reassigns to other dental sites when coverage is needed to keep sites operational and to provide coverage, so sites do not need to close dental operations.
Follows Dental Reassignment P&P.
Provides oversight of dental staff and reports issues and concerns to Dentist and Director of Dental Operations.
Effectively orients and trains new dental support staff onsite during their first week of employment, documenting their progress and assessing their competency in successfully executing their clinical and administrative skills, along with reassessing their competency when on site working with staff.