dental assistant

Education

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

Work setting

• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Dental practice
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Take and develop X-rays
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Polish and buff dentures
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Registration with provincial or territorial authorities

Technical expertise (dental)

• Packing
• Polishing

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Word

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Reliability

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

• Dental plan

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week