Dental Assistant Trainee
Company: Sun River Health
Location: Peekskill
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Sun River Health provides the highest quality of
comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services
to all who see it, regardless of insurance status and ability to
pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.Sun River Health
is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving
communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster,
Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is
currently seeking bilingual Dental Assistant Trainees for its
Dental Assistant Training Program in Peekskill, NY. This program
includes 140 clinical hours and upon successful completion of all
didactic requirements and a minimum of 140 clinical hours, the
trainee will be eligible to take final exam. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities of a Dental Assistant Trainee: Candidate will need
to successfully complete D&S training and competency. Trainee
will be expected to travel to assigned sites in selected region.
Upon successful completion of course a certificate will be issued.
• Job placement is not a guarantee but candidates will be given
priority for Sun River Health's assistant vacancies. If a candidate
does not pass competencies, exam and training expectations their
status as a trainee can be terminated. Required didactic courses
will be taken on dentalcare.com at trainee's convenience: Aerosols
in the Dental Office: Best Practices for Patient and Practitioner
Safety (CE619) Developing a Career in Public Health (CE478)
Professional Dental Terminology for the Dental Assistant and
Hygienist (CE542) Managing Adult Medical Emergencies in the Dental
Office (CE516) Management of Pediatric Medical Emergencies in the
Dental Office (CE391) Basic Radiation Physics (CE570) Biological
Effects of Radiation (CE572) Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
Applications in Dentistry (CE531) Digital Imaging in Dentistry:
lntraoral, Extraoral, and 3D Technology (CE512) lntraoral Imaging:
Basic Principles, Techniques and Error Correction (CE559) lntraoral
Radiographic Anatomy (CE601) Panoramic Radiographs: Technique &
Anatomy Review (CE533) Radiographic Techniques for the Pediatric
Patient (CE63 The Radiographic Image (CE571) Job Types: Full-time,
Temporary Pay: $20.00 per hour Responsibilities Relation to Mission
The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to
comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the
health status of our community, especially for the underserved and
vulnerable. Equal Employment Opportunity Sun River Health provides
equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without
regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex,
marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or
mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources
function. Americans with Disabilities Act Applicants as well as
employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the
essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable
accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable
accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable
law. Job Responsibilities The following statements reflect the
general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered
necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should
not be considered as a detailed description of all the work
requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the
specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs
of the organization.
Keywords: Sun River Health, Hartford , Dental Assistant Trainee, Healthcare , Peekskill, Connecticut
