About this role
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.
- Train other dental laboratory assistants.
- Order dental and office supplies.
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials.
- Maintain and order supplies.
- Perform reception and clerical duties.
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment.
- Educate patients concerning oral hygiene.
- Supervise students in training.
- Schedule and confirm appointments.
- Perform intra-oral duties.
- Take and develop X-rays.
- Record dental procedures performed on patients.
- Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations.
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Registration with provincial or territorial authorities.
- Computer and technology knowledge: MS Excel.
- MS Outlook.
- MS PowerPoint.
- MS Windows.
- MS Word.
Equipment, eystems and controls experience: Medical and biomedical equipment and systems.
- Security and safety: Child Abuse Registry check.
- Immunization records.
- Criminal record check.
- 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.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Personal suitability: Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Judgement.
- Team player.
- Accurate.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Initiative.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Reliability.
- Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Morning.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Financial benefits: Bonus.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.