dental assistant

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Dental practice
• Specialty dental practice
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Train other dental laboratory assistants
• Order dental and office supplies
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Maintain and order supplies
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
• Supervise students in training
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Take and develop X-rays
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Polish and buff dentures
• Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board

Experience and specialization

Technical expertise (dental)

• Plastering
• Packing
• Waxing-up
• Polishing
• Assembly

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Windows
• MS Word

Equipment, eystems and controls experience

• Medical and biomedical equipment and systems

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Team player
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Reliability

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• On-site amenities
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available