certified 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
• Willing to relocate

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Order dental and office supplies
• Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Maintain and order supplies
• Mould wax over dentures set-up
• Perform reception and clerical duties
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
• Finish metal framework of dentures
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Invoice patients for dental services
• Polish and buff dentures
• Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Registration with provincial or territorial authorities

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Team player

Experience

• Will train

Health benefits

• Dental plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 hours per week