Dental Assistants

Department of Health; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A government health department in South Africa seeks a qualified dental assistant. The role involves assisting with dental procedures, maintaining a sterile environment, and managing patient records and appointments. Candidates must have a National Certificate in dental assisting, along with registration with the relevant professional body. A valid driver's license is essential. This position promotes representivity in the public service and encourages women and people with disabilities to apply.

Qualifications

• Must be registered as a dental assistant with HPCSA.
• Valid manual driver's license is essential.
• Minimum of 1-9 years of experience for Grade 1, or 10+ years for Grade 2 dental assistant.

Responsibilities

• Assist the dentist with all dental procedures.
• Maintain infection control in the dental clinic.
• Handle administration duties: opening patient files and recording statistics.

Skills

Good communication skills

Verbal and writing skills

Education

Grade 12 and National Certificate in dental assisting

Job description

Requirements

• Grade 12 with, a National Certificate in dental assisting or prior experience as a dental assistant registered with HPCSA. Proof of current registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dental assistant. Grade 1 a minimum of 1-9 years of experience as a dental assistant, for Grade 2 a minimum of 10 years & above of experience as a dental assistant. Valid manual drivers’ license is essential. Skills: Good communication skills, verbal and writing skills.

Duties

• Assisting the dentist with all dental procedures when rendering treatment to patients, e.g., mixing materials and sterilizing the instruments. Maintaining infection control in dental clinic, hazardous waste management, cleaning, and dusting of the dental clinic. Developing X-Rays where applicable. Assisting in theatre as well as during screening with Oral Hygienists. Liaise with dental clinics and other programmes. Administration duties: opening patients’ files, record daily and monthly statistics of services rendered. Be able to fill in VA2’s for the Requisition of consumables materials and stock control. Answering phone calls, booking patients appointments, inventory control, equipment maintenance and reporting for equipment’s that needs to be repaired.

Notes

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to [e-mail] . NB: Where Driver’s Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer

Department of Health

Closing Date

28-11-2025

Criteria Questions

Do you have Grade 12 with, a National Certificate in dental assisting or prior experience as a dental assistant registered with HPCSA?

Do you have proof of current registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dental assistant?

Please Notes

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If youdo not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.