About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year.
Work setting: Specialty dental practice.
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations.
- Prepare plaster models and moulds.
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials.
- Maintain and order supplies.
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment.
- Educate patients concerning oral hygiene.
- Schedule and confirm appointments.
- Perform intra-oral duties.
- Take and develop X-rays.
- Record dental procedures performed on patients.
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Registration with provincial or territorial authorities.
- Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board.
- Area of specialization: Orthodontic appliances.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Sitting.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- 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)?.
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Day.
- Other benefits: Learning/training paid by employer.
- Other benefits.
- Team building opportunities.