Dental Assistant

Flying Doctor; Launceston; Hybrid; AUD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Living-away-from-home allowance

Travel time paid

Professional development

Job summary

Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania in Launceston seeks a Dental Assistant to join our outreach dental team. You will work across fixed clinics and mobile vans, providing clinical assistance, patient care and logistics support in regional and remote Tasmania.

The role is full time based at the Launceston hangar with a rotating travel schedule, typically three weeks per month, including travel weeks and local admin time. You will support infection control, stock management and patient relations.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Dental Assisting (or equivalent experience)
• Strong knowledge of sterilisation and infection control standards
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
• Confidence working in changing environments
• The ability to travel and stay away from home during the week

Responsibilities

• Assisting clinicians across fixed and mobile clinics
• Working independently alongside a single clinician in remote and regional clinic settings
• Supporting infection prevention and sterilisation processes
• Helping coordinate stock, equipment and clinic setup
• Assisting with administration and operational support duties during office-based weeks
• Building strong relationships with patients and local communities
• Travelling throughout regional and remote Tasmania as part of a rotating roster

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Reliability

Flexibility

Travel willingness

Adaptability

Education

Certificate III in Dental Assisting

Job description

Dental Assistant

Date published

04 Nov 2026

Location

Launceston

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Bring dental care to the communities that need it most.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Tasmania delivers healthcare to rural and remote communities across Lutruwita/Tasmania through our aeromedical, primary health and outreach programs. Our dental program provides care to communities that often face significant barriers to accessing dental treatment, with services delivered from fixed clinics and mobile dental vans travelling to schools and remote communities across Tasmania.

We are seeking a qualified Dental Assistant to join our close-knit and supportive dental team based in Launceston.

The role

This is not your standard dental assistant role. Our Dental Assistants are an integral part of a highly collaborative outreach team delivering care across some of Tasmania’s most scenic and unique locations, including island and remote communities.

You will work across:

• Fixed clinics – 7 fixed clinic sites across regional Tasmania
• Mobile dental vans – 2 vans visiting schools and remote communities
• A varied role – a mix of clinical assisting, patient care, travel and team collaboration

Many of our sites are single-chair clinics, so you will work closely in a small team alongside one clinician. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting clinicians across fixed and mobile clinics
• Working independently alongside a single clinician in remote and regional clinic settings
• Supporting infection prevention and sterilisation processes
• Helping coordinate stock, equipment and clinic setup
• Assisting with administration and operational support duties during office-based weeks
• Building strong relationships with patients and local communities
• Travelling throughout regional and remote Tasmania as part of a rotating roster

The role is full time and based at our Launceston hangar. Travel is a core part of the role, with most team members travelling approximately three weeks per month. Most travel weeks run Monday to Thursday, with Friday half days in Launceston for administration, stock management and team support. The remaining week each month is typically office-based, supporting the wider dental program through administration, sterilisation coordination, stock management and operational support.

About You

You enjoy variety, autonomy, teamwork and adventure, and you want to be part of a stable and supportive organisation. You are adaptable, comfortable working closely with one clinician in a small clinic, and motivated by making a meaningful difference in communities with limited access to dental care. You share our values of Care, Collaboration, Excellence, Innovation and Trust.

Selection Criteria

The ideal candidate will have:

• Certificate III in Dental Assisting (or equivalent experience)
• Strong knowledge of sterilisation and infection control standards
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Reliability, flexibility and a positive attitude
• Confidence working in changing environments
• The ability to travel and stay away from home during the week

Desirable

• Previous experience in outreach, regional or mobile healthcare settings (highly regarded but not essential)

What we offer

Competitive remuneration + superannuation

Generous not-for-profit salary packaging – up to $15,900 in general expenses plus $2,650 in meal entertainment, increasing your take-home pay

$100 per night living-away-from-home allowance during travel weeks

Paid travel time and administrative time

Friday half days

A genuinely supportive and team-focused environment

Opportunities to work closely with experienced clinicians across a variety of settings

Professional development and ongoing learning support

Unique experiences working in rural, remote and island communities

The opportunity to work with Australia’s Most Trusted Charity (Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards 2026)

What you will need

Certificate III in Dental Assisting (or equivalent experience)

National Police Check

Working with Vulnerable People Registration (Tasmania)

100-point identification check

The Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from people of underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQI+ communities. Please note all applicants require the right to work in Australia. We acknowledge the Tasmanian Aboriginal People and their enduring custodianship of Lutruwita (Tasmania).