dental assistant

Education:

College/CEGEP. or equivalent experience.

Work setting:

Dental practice.

Tasks:

• Prepare patients for dental examinations.
• Prepare plaster models and moulds.
• Order dental and office supplies.
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials.
• Maintain and order supplies.
• Perform reception and clerical duties.
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment.
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene.
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays.
• Schedule and confirm appointments.
• Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures.
• Take and develop X-rays.
• Record dental procedures performed on patients.
• Invoice patients for dental services.
• Polish and buff dentures.
• Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Physically demanding.
• Manual dexterity.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to distinguish between colours.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.

Personal suitability:

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

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Morning.
• To be determined.
• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime available.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Learning/training paid by employer.
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).

Support for youths:

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.

Support for mature workers:

Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.