"Dental Assistant"

Posted: 21-Dec-25

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Categories: Allied Health - Staff/Administrative, Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 249172

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Dental Assistant within the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM)-Office for Clinical Affairs.

The Dental Assistant performs chairside, deskside and sterilization duties for the Office for Clinical Affairs, assists providers during the examination and treatment of patients and dispenses dental materials and instruments. The Dental Assistant also performs clerical, sterilizing and miscellaneous tasks for clinical affairs.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Dispenses supplies and equipment to dental students at the dispensary window.
• Restocks equipment and supplies.
• Assists dental students at chairside.
• Maintains all dental equipment in dispensary.
• Exposes dental x-rays.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Must possess Certification (Dental Assistant National Boards).
• Minimum of three (3) years of dental experience is required.

City: Newark

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Standing, walking, bending, reaching and talking.
• Must be able to lift boxes and Sterilization trays 5-10 lbs. Push Sterilization carts on wheels 5-40 lbs.

WORK ENVIROMENT:

• Clinic operations, Central sterilization, heat form machines. Moderate noise.

Posting Number: 25ST0828