Dental assistant

Canada Job Bank; Toronto; Presencial; CAD 55 000 - 65 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

TORONTO FAMILY DENTAL in Scarborough, ON is actively seeking a Dental Assistant to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. The role involves patient preparation, chair-side support, and clerical tasks to keep the dental lab running smoothly.

We look for a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills, fluent English, and 2–3 years of related experience. Evening, weekend, and morning shifts may apply.

Qualificações

• Fluent in English
• Certificate or diploma in other trades or equivalent experience
• 2–3 years of experience in a related industry

Responsabilidades

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Supervise dental assistants in health-care functions
• Train other dental laboratory assistants
• Order dental and office supplies
• Perform administrative duties for the dental laboratory
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Maintain and order supplies
• Perform reception and clerical duties
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
• Educate patients about oral hygiene
• Complete metal framework of dentures
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns; apply fluoride and sealant
• Pack plastic material into moulds to form dentures
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Conhecimentos

Dental assisting

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Formação académica

Certificate or diploma in other trades or equivalent experience

Ferramentas

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Descrição da oferta de emprego

TORONTO FAMILY DENTAL is located at Scarborough, ON. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Dental assistant. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate will be expected to join and start the work at the earliest. It will be a Permanent employment or Full time job. The assigned Evening, Weekend and Morning may include shift timings.

Employer Name: TORONTO FAMILY DENTAL
Position: Dental assistant
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $2,100 to $2,500 bi-weekly (To be negotiated) / 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Scarborough, ON

• The candidate must prepare patients for dental examinations.
• The candidate must prepare plaster models and moulds.
• The candidate must supervise dental assistants in their health-care functions.
• The candidate must train other dental laboratory assistants.
• The candidate must order dental and office supplies.
• The candidate must perform administrative duties for the dental laboratory.
• The candidate must prepare dental instruments and filling materials.
• The candidate must maintain and order supplies.
• The candidate must perform reception and clerical duties.
• The candidate must sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment.
• The candidate must educate patients about oral hygiene.
• The candidate must complete the metal framework of dentures.
• The candidate must polish teeth and clinical crowns, as well as apply fluoride and sealant.
• The candidate will be responsible for packing plastic material into moulds to form full or partial dentures.
• The candidate must perform intra-oral duties.
• The candidate will be responsible for making orthodontic bands out of metal and alloys.
• The candidate must document dental procedures performed on patients.
• The candidate will be responsible for billing patients for dental services.
• The candidate must polish and buff dentures.
• The candidate will be responsible for fabricating and placing temporary crowns and restorations.
• The candidate must take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• The candidate must have a certificate or diploma in other trades, or equivalent experience.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 2 to 3 years of experience in a related industry.

Work setting

• The candidate must work in a dental practice.

Technical expertise (dental)

• The candidate must be skilled in plastering, packing, waxing-up, polishing, and assembly.

Computer and technology knowledge

• The candidate must be familiar with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work in fast-paced busy environment.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The applicant should receive access to an available parking facility where the employer provides parking at a cost that is less than the fair market value of the parking space.