Mobile Dental Assistant — Community Health Impact

Southern NSW Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 71,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern NSW Local Health District is seeking a Dental Assistant to support clinicians across mobile and fixed clinic settings, based at Mount Druitt Hospital Dental Clinic. You will help pre-pare equipment, chairside assistance, and maintain infection control standards while contributing to patient comfort.

The role involves travel between Western Sydney locations, supporting outreach services and liaising with a multidisciplinary team to deliver quality oral health care to diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Recent, adequate experience as a Dental Assistant across a range of dental specialties.
• Demonstrated ability to assist the clinician in a four-handed environment, with a variety of dental procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to perform effective infection control procedures in all aspects of Dental Assisting.
• Demonstrated proficiency and accuracy in dental charting with good computer skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with proven ability to comprehend and follow written and verbal instructions.

Responsibilities

• Support clinicians to deliver safe, efficient and compassionate dental care in mobile and fixed clinic environments.
• Prepare dental equipment, instruments and materials, assist chairside and support patient comfort.
• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control, including PPE, waste disposal, instrument reprocessing and sterilisation.
• Maintain accurate patient records and digital data using NSW Health and Oral Health systems.
• Travel between Western Sydney locations and assist with portable dental equipment transport and setup.

Skills

Infection control

Four-handed dentistry

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Certificate III in Dental Assisting

Job description

Southern NSW Local Health District is seeking a Dental Assistant to support clinicians across mobile and fixed clinic settings, based at Mount Druitt Hospital Dental Clinic. You will help pre-pare equipment, chairside assistance, and maintain infection control standards while contributing to patient comfort.

The role involves travel between Western Sydney locations, supporting outreach services and liaising with a multidisciplinary team to deliver quality oral health care to diverse communities.