Dental assistant
Job detail
Salary: $20.50/ hour
Location: 2 Maraval Road, St. Anthony, NL A0K 4S0
Terms of employment: Permanent, Full time 35-40 hours/week
Start Date: As soon as possible
Employment conditions: Day, Morning
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- or equivalent experience
Experience
Experience an asset
Work setting
- Dental practice
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
- Perform intra-oral duties
- Take and develop X-rays
- Record dental procedures performed on patients
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Reliability