Senior Chairside Dental Assistant

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Chairside Dental Assistant to join our team and support our multi-location general dentistry practice across Brooklyn and Queens. This role is crucial in ensuring efficient clinical workflows, high-quality patient care, and seamless coordination between dental providers and support staff. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with extensive experience in chairside assisting, strong organizational skills, and a deep commitment to patient care.

Hourly rates start at $25 / hour. Candidates with meaningful experience can earn higher compensation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert chairside assistance during a wide range of general dentistry procedures, ensuring precision, efficiency, and patient comfort.
• Mentor and train junior dental assistants, promoting best practices in chairside techniques, infection control, and patient care.
• Oversee treatment room preparation, ensuring instruments are sterilized, properly arranged, and readily available for procedures.
• Maintain detailed and accurate patient records, documenting procedures and treatment progress with a high level of precision.
• Educate patients on oral hygiene, post-treatment care, and preventive dental practices, ensuring clear communication and understanding.
• Assist with complex procedures such as root canals, extractions, crowns, bridges, and implant placements.
• Manage and maintain dental instruments, materials, and equipment, ensuring functionality, compliance, and adherence to sterilization protocols.
• Coordinate with the front office team to optimize patient scheduling and treatment flow, minimizing wait times and enhancing efficiency.
• Ensure strict compliance with infection control and sterilization protocols, maintaining a safe and sterile environment for patients and staff.
• Take and process high-quality dental radiographs (X-rays), adhering to safety standards and diagnostic accuracy.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience as a Chairside Dental Assistant in a general dentistry setting.
• Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) or equivalent credentials from an accredited program.
• Proficiency in four-handed dentistry and advanced chairside assisting techniques.
• Strong knowledge of dental procedures, instruments, and materials, including experience with implant and surgical procedures.
• Expertise in taking and processing digital dental radiographs (X-rays).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor junior team members and contribute to process improvements.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities to manage high-volume patient flow across multiple locations.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and a patient-first approach.
• Commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, and compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, and infection control standards.

General Skills & Expertise:

• Chairside assisting
• Infection control
• Instrument sterilization
• Dental charting
• Record management
• Dental Radiography
• Four Handed Dentistry
• Cleanings, Fillings, Crowns, Extractions
• Dental Terminology
• Effective communication and teamwork.
• Patient education and care.
• Dentrix Ascend

If you're a seasoned chairside dental assistant with leadership experience, looking for an impactful role in a high-performing multi-location practice, we’d love to hear from you!