certified dental assistant

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year. or equivalent experience.

Work setting:

• Dental practice.
• Specialty dental practice.

Tasks:

• Prepare patients for dental examinations.
• 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.
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant.
• Schedule and confirm appointments.
• Perform intra-oral duties.
• Take and develop X-rays.
• Record dental procedures performed on patients.
• Invoice patients for dental services.
• Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations.
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Registration with provincial or territorial authorities.
• Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Night.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.