Frontdesk/Dental Assistant

THE DENTAL HUB (SENGKANG) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dental care provider in Singapore seeks an experienced dental assistant to prepare patients and assist in dental procedures. Responsibilities include managing treatment information, performing x-rays, and providing patient care. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a professional attitude, with previous experience required.

Qualifications

• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistency in professional appearance and attitude.
• Ability to provide great patient care.
• Teamwork experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for dental work.
• Manage clinical treatment with dentists.
• Provide excellent patient care.
• Record treatment information.
• Expose dental x-rays and maintain equipment.
• Provide postoperative instructions.
• Care for dental equipment.
• Form preliminary impressions.
• Order supplies and maintain inventory.
• Fabricate temporary restorations.

Skills

Computer usage

Communication skills

Professional appearance

Teamwork

Patient care

Job description

Overview

Preparing patients for dental work.

Responsibilities

• Helping with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments, setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting with dental procedures.
• Assisting dentists in managing the clinical treatment of patients.
• Providing great patient care.
• Recording treatment information in patient records.
• Exposing dental x-rays from dental diagnostics and caring for dental x-ray equipment.
• Providing postoperative instructions as directed by the dentist.
• Caring for dental equipment.
• Forming preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
• Ordering dental supplies and maintaining dental equipment inventory.
• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
• Other ad-hoc duties

Job Requirements

• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistently professional appearance and attitude.
• Able to provide great patient care.
• Able to work as a team.
• Experienced only