certified dental assistant

Sharp Orthodontics; Langford; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A dental practice in Langford, British Columbia, is seeking a dental professional for a permanent position. The role requires preparing patients for examinations, supervising dental assistants, and maintaining dental instruments. Candidates should have 2 to 3 years of experience and be registered with provincial authorities. This position involves working 30 to 40 hours per week in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Permanent employment

Health benefits

Qualifications

• Registration with provincial or territorial authorities required.
• Experience with medical equipment and systems.
• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience in a dental practice.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for dental examinations.
• Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions.
• Schedule and confirm appointments.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Attention to detail

Ability to distinguish between colours

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate

Tools

Medical and biomedical equipment

Job description

Education

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

Work setting

• Dental practice

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Maintain and order supplies
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Take and develop X-rays
• Make orthodontic bands from metal and alloys
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Polish and buff dentures
• Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Registration with provincial or territorial authorities

Equipment, eystems and controls experience

• Medical and biomedical equipment and systems

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 30 to 40 hours per week