Dental Assistant

About This Role

This role involves supporting dental offices efficiently by performing administrative and basic dental tasks, ensuring patient comfort, and maintaining a clean and well-stocked environment. Dental assistants will have the flexibility to choose their shifts and work when it suits their schedule.

Responsibilities

• Welcome patients in the dental office
• Prepare patients for treatments or checkups, ensuring their comfort
• Select and set up instruments, equipment, and material needed
• Sterilize instruments according to regulations
• Assist the dentist through 4-handed dentistry
• Undertake lab tasks as instructed
• Provide oral hygiene and post-operative care instructions
• Keep the dental room clean and well-stocked
• Schedule appointments
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with payment procedures

Requirements

• Proven experience as a registered dental assistant
• Knowledge of dental instruments and sterilization methods
• Understanding of health & safety regulations
• Good computer skills
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Attention to detail
• Well-organized and reliable

Qualifications

• High school diploma; graduating from dental assistant school is preferred
• 1+ years of experience as a registered dental assistant

Nice to Have

• Ability to perform regulated non-surgical tasks like coronal polishing
• Additional certification or training (e.g. EFDA)

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits