Thunder Bay Dental Center
Dental assistant
- Thunder Bay
- Permanent · Full time
- $24 – $30/h
- Posted
- 2 days ago
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience: No experience (will train)
- or equivalent experience
Work setting
- Dental practice
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Perform reception and clerical duties
- 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
- Invoice patients for dental services
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
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
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Large workload
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
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available