dental assistant

Education:

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

Work setting:

Dental practice.

Tasks:

• Prepare patients for dental examinations.
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials.
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment.
• Ensure proper functioning of equipment.
• Greet customers.
• Operate computerized scanning machines.
• Provide technical assistance to surgeons by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons.
• Print in 3D.
• Assist physicians in the assessment of patients.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Work under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.
• Large workload.

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?.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

Day.

Health benefits:

Dental plan.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• On-site recreation and activities.
• Other benefits.
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .

Support for Indigenous people:

• Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers .