dental assistant

Education

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

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Mould wax over dentures set-up
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Polish and buff dentures
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
• Durée de l'emploi : Temporaire
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 34 to 40 hours per week