Qualified OR Trainee Dental Assistant.

Ballarat Family Dental; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Ballarat Family Dental is seeking a self-motivated dental assistant to join our growing team. You will support practitioners, maintain infection control, and learn our treatment philosophies through a thorough training program.

Roles include assisting during procedures and ensuring patient comfort in a busy practice. We offer a robust 6-week in-house training path for newcomers, with potential to grow into a longer-term role at our Ballarat clinic featuring a 4-day work week and a rotation

Qualifications

• Certificate III in dental assisting is desirable.
• Candidates with a trainee programme will be considered.
• Ability to learn and follow clinic systems and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assist practitioners chairside and support team during procedures.
• Maintain infection control standards and patient comfort.
• Follow clinic processes and ensure accurate record-keeping.

Skills

Infection control

Self-starter

Time management

System adherence

Team player

Education

Certificate III in dental assisting

Tools

Thermal disinfector

CEREC procedures

Job description

Ballarat Family Dental is excited to announce that we are looking for a self-starting dental assistant to join our growing team!

Our practice recognises the importance of supporting our new team members so that they can integrate into our practice confidently and comfortably.

What you will be provided with:

• 2 week induction program to familiarise yourself with our processes and workflow
• support to brush you up on procedures you may not be familiar with that we perform at our practice
• a comprehensive training of our treatment philosophies and what we do to ensure our patients are best looked after so that you can confidently assist our practitioners.

If you have no prior industry experience, we can provide you with a solid 6 week training program to fast track you into our industry so that you can work independently quicker than if you were to work at any other practices in Ballarat (you will be amazed by what can be achieved in 6 weeks!).

You are the right person for our team if you are passionate about working in the healthcare or dental industry, you like to learn and also share your industry knowledge with others, you are a dependable team player who pays attention to the details and you love working in a team that drives results for patients.

They say that a change is as good as a holiday- If you are currently working at a dental practice and seeking a growth opportunity, a change or a challenge, please read on!

You:

• hold a track record of infection control commitment
• are a reliable self-starter
• can efficiently stay organised and time manage
• are able to follow our systems and protocols closely
• have recieved compliments in the past from patients about how you have helped them chairside
• are humble and have a growth mindset

If you are not familiar with things such as 4-handed dentistry, note taking, using a thermal disinfector, assisting for a CEREC procedure, assisting for orthodontics or surgical procedures, etc- we can teach you all of that.

We have the capacity for up to 10 dental chairs which includes a GA facility where patients can have sleep dentistry onsite. We are looking for someone who loves the dental industry to join our growing team asap!

The successful must have a good sense of humour, a thick skin and isn't afraid of hard work.

There are many opportunities for career progression within our growing practice if you have the right attributes. A certificate III in dental assisting is desirable but all candidates will be considered.

If you do not have any experience in the dental industry and are looking to enter the profession, we will also consider your application for a traineeship position as we have a robust 6 week in-house training program. You will then go on to complete a certificate III in dental assisting through Kangan Institute of TAFE, Bendigo (online learning with paid study time so that you can earn money whilst studying).

Ballarat Family Dental was established in 2015 by husband and wife team as a start up. When we outgrew our 3-chair practice, we built a new 10-chair premises and moved into it in late 2022. We are reputable for our friendly, caring dentistry where we work with many children, their families and anxious patients who are keen to be converted into dentist-loving patients. Our onsite GA facility is aimed to help our patients have more options to complete their dental work, stress-free. Our supportive dental team loves to learn together. We are passionate about providing quality dentistry and services to all of our patients and do so by constantly working on ourselves, embracing training and providing two-way constructive feedback to help take our people and company to higher heights.

Our approach to how we practice and educate our patients is uniquely different to your run of the mill dental practice and we take pride in our approach where education plays a huge part of what we do every day. Our goal for all of our patients is to fully understand their own oral health status and regain control of their oral health.

Within our fun and professional team environment, you will be making a difference every day.You will be supporting a team of professionals including: dentist, hygienist, oral health therapist, anaesthetist and registered nurse. We have close relationships with the lab technicians, dental sales respresentatives and specialists we connect with.

This role clocks full time hours working 4 weekday days a week from 7:40am-6:00pm Monday-Friday. Saturdays are on rotation one day a month from 8:00am-3:00pm. The set RDO will be discussed with the right candidate.

Check us out at ballaratfamilydental.com.au

Ballarat Family Dental

1 Merz Street, Lucas

03 5337 6***

*****@ballaratfamilydental.com.au