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Requisition ID | 2024-76607 | Category | Allied Health - All | Pay Range | $22.52-$31.13 |
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The Dental Service of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center provides medically necessary dentistry for individuals who currently are receiving or have had chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or surgery for their cancer or allied disease. Established in 1934, the Dental Service provides diagnosis, consultation, and dental treatment of medically compromised patients, both in an outpatient and inpatient clinical setting. There has been a close working relationship and multidisciplinary team approach with the Head and Neck Service, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Ophthalmic Oncology Service, Department of Radiation Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Bone Marrow Transplant Service and various other medical oncology services. A successful effort of pre-treatment dental examination, evaluation and necessary dental and oral treatment has been instituted to eliminate and/or minimize oral complications from cancer therapies.
We are seeking an experienced Dental Assistant to help our dentists deliver high level patient care. The successful candidate will have qualifications and experience in all stages of patient care: pre-examination, examination assistance, and post treatment. Pre-examination duties will include seating and draping patients, sterilizing instruments, organizing the examination room, and preparing x-rays to be viewed by the dentist. When assisting in an examination, you will perform duties such as passing instruments, suctioning, preparing and placing materials on instruments, and detailing the dentist's notes. Post treatment duties include providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist, finalizing patient dental records, cleaning and coordinating the examination room, and maintaining dental supplies inventory.
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Pay Range $$22.52-$31.13
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Full Time
$49k-59k (estimate)
05/03/2024
05/20/2024
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A level one assistant helps with administrative tasks and assists the dentist by handing them tools.
01/26/2022: Columbus, GA
Dental assistants also document patient care and take x-rays.Most dental assistants are Registered Dental Assistants (RDAs).
01/15/2022: Peoria, IL
Dental assistants are responsible for providing the patient with high quality care by performing a variety of office, laboratory, and patient care duties.
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Dental assistants can perform a variety of tasks, such as providing administrative support, preparing patients for surgery, and chair-side support as dentists complete exams and procedures.
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Dental assistants must be team players and effective communicators, working closely with dentists and dental hygienists, who provide direct supervision.
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Basic knowledge of dental medicine.
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Be Professional and Have a Strong Work Ethic.
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Being a dental assistant means helping others.
12/09/2021: Twin Falls, ID
Complete a dental assistant program.
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