Education: College/CEGEP.
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.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Membership in the Canadian Dental Assistants Association.
Technical expertise (dental):
Equipment, eystems and controls experience:
- Medical and biomedical equipment and systems.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Team player.
- Accurate.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Initiative.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Reliability.
Screening questions:
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
Experience:
- 2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
Other benefits:
