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**Req Number** 166355

Job Description

Assists Dentist during examination and treatment. Performs dental prophylaxis. Takes, develops and mounts x-rays. Cleans dental instruments and equipment. Prepares and mixes amalgam and other filling compounds.

Job Responsibility

+ * Provides dental prophylaxis using dental unit.

+ * Takes, develops and mounts x-rays.

+ * Assists Dentist during examination and treatment of patients.

+ Seats patients and adjusts chair.

+ Drapes patient with sterile or other covering.

+ Lays out dental instruments and supplies.

+ Hands instruments to Dentist during examination and treatment.

+ Retracts patient's mouth, operates suction equipment, sponges or swabs mouth at intervals, administers mouthwash, and assists during extraction of teeth and other surgical treatments.

+ * Cleans and disinfects dental instruments and equipment.

+ * Prepares and mixes amalgam and other filling and impression compounds.

+ * Oversees and lectures visiting dental hygiene and dental assisting students.

+ * Assists Dentist during surgical procedures in dental and operating rooms by passing instruments, equipment and supplies.

+ * Functions as Operating Room Technician for dental cases in main and ambulatory Operating Room.

+ * Functions as Expanded Duties Auxiliary, and under supervision of Dentist, may remove sutures, fabricate vacuum formed appliances, and place matrices and temporary restorations.

+ * Assists with clerical duties such as answering phones, attending meetings, scheduling appointments, reviewing charts, etc.

+ Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

+ High School Diploma or equivalent, required.

+ Graduate from an accredited school of dental hygiene, required.

+ Licensed as a Dental Hygienist by the State of New York, required.

+ Prior experience, preferred.

+ Ability to operate x-ray and sterilization equipment, required.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

The salary range for this position is $33.57-$36.28/hour

It is Northwell Health’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.