Dental Assistant Training

Dental assistants are a critical and valuable part of the dental team! A wide range of duties includes assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures, taking x-rays, sterilizing equipment, and work with dental materials, comforting patients during and after treatment, teaching appropriate oral hygiene, providing patients with oral care instructions following dental treatments and performing office management tasks that often require using a computer.

No prior dental or health experience necessary! We’re looking for those who love working with people, helping our community and are good with their hands.

Your employment will be at the different departments within Eastman Dental, 625 Elmwood Ave, near Strong Memorial Hospital.

Absolutely! Once you become a University of Rochester employee, you will enjoy all the wonderful benefits, including paid vacation and holidays, health insurance and retirement plans. After completion of the program, you will receive a significant wage increase.

Candidates must be 17 years or older and should have an interest in healthcare and working with the public. The University of Rochester is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Openings are filled using an unbiased selection process without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, veteran status or marital status. People with a DDS, DMD, or BDS do not qualify for the Dental Assistant Program and instead are encouraged to consider a preceptorship or residency program offered to dentists trained outside the U.S. or Canada.

Unfortunately, no we do not support a student visa.

Your schedule will be 40 hours a week, with an occasional opportunity for overtime. Because the Clinic is open during the day, some evenings and Saturdays, each Dental Assistant trainee’s 40 hours will be distributed throughout the times when the Clinic is open: Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., one required shift from 12:00–9:30 p.m. per week, and one Saturday a month, 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Successful candidates who are accepted into the program will be responsible for purchasing scrubs to be worn each day. In addition, you (along with all University employees) are responsible for paying for parking (discounts are provided for carpooling). The Scottsville UR Parking Lot is FREE (there are fees for other parking lots). Eastman Dental is also on a bus line for those who choose not to drive.

This Dental Assistant Training Program is not licensed, but a certificate of completion will be provided. This program will grant you 1 year of experience as a Dental Assistant for General Dentistry, Oral Surgery, Prosthodontics, Endodontic procedures, along with Radiography & Sterilization.