Dental assistant

• Work Term: Permanent


• Work Language: English


• Hours: 40 hours per week


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


• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

• Dental practice
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Willing to relocate
• Independently owned business

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Order dental and office supplies
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• 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 ser...