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Albany, New York

Dental Assistant (Oral Surgery)

DentalNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$22-$28/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 47m ago · Verified live

Job Description

About Us

At The Smilist, we aim to provide high quality dental care in a warm, welcoming, and professional environment. Our team is dedicated to making lives better one smile at a time. We are currently seeking a reliable, friendly, and motivated Oral Surgery Assistant to join our growing practice and contribute to our mission of excellent dental care. Must be willing to float to multiple locations!

Key Responsibilities

Keep patients focused on optimal treatment while attending their individual concerns and promoting the good qualities of their doctor

Maintain a clean, sterile, and cheerful environment where your patient feels comfortable; prepare patients for treatment, and assist the doctors - thereby enabling them to provide efficient quality dental treatment

  • Escort patients to and from the front desk
  • Prepare tray setups for dental procedures and maintain adequate supply levels in each operatory, ordering and replenishing as needed
  • Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

  • Proven experience as a Dental Assistant - at least 6 months
  • Prior OS experience a plus
  • Knowledge of dental instruments, equipment, and procedures
  • Prior Dentrix experience preferred, but not required
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work well in a team and handle multiple tasks efficiently
  • Attention to detail and a positive attitude

What We Offer

Competitive Compensation

  • Benefits package - health, dental, vision insurance, and more!
  • Opportunity for professional growth and continuing education
  • A chance to make a real impact on the health and well-being of our patients

Position Details

  • Schedule: Full Time - Monday through Friday - no weekends!
  • Salary Range: $22.00-$28.00/hour
  • Location: Albany, Clifton Park, and East Greenbush, NY

The Smilist Dental provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Skills

Oral surgery assistanceDental instrumentationSterilizationPatient preparationTeamworkMultitasking

Surgery Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Dental Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 342 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Albany

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$329k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.6
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Smilist

Health, Wellness & Fitness
Great Neck, NY
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Continuing Education