Dental / Orthodontic Assistant (Pediatric Experience Preferred)
Listed compensation
$20-$25/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on-site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join PDS Management Services as a Dental Assistant – Sign-On Bonus, M-F in Catskill, New York.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $20-$25/hr.
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) options
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Employee referral bonuses
- Staff discounts
- $1,200 Sign-On Bonus
- Quarterly performance bonuses
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off. Work with PDS Management Services in Catskill, New York.
Key Responsibilities
Provide chairside assistance to dentists and support the hygiene team by taking X-rays and preparing patients. Maintain clean operatories, follow sterilization protocols, and engage friendly with children and their families.
Requirements
Requires a high school diploma and at least one year of dental or orthodontic assisting experience or RDA certification. An X-ray license and experience in pediatric dentistry are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental / Orthodontic Assistant (Pediatric Experience Preferred) at PDS Management Services a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dental — ranked against 4,860 active Dental listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Dentistry Career Context
PDS Management Services holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 73/100, 22 active listings.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$47k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $43k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score
Above average in Dental
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- No weekends
- On-site
Benefits & Perks
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