Plaza Dental Centre
Certified dental assistant
- Penticton
- Permanent · Full time
- $28 – $35/h
- Experience
- 0 to 2 years
- Posted
- Today
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Prepare plaster models and moulds
- Order dental and office supplies
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
- Maintain and order supplies
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
- Supervise students in training
- Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
- Take and develop X-rays
- Record dental procedures performed on patients
- Invoice patients for dental services
- Polish and buff dentures
- Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
Student status
- Full time enrollment
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you currently a student?
- 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
- Day
Health benefits
- Dental plan
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 33 to 36 hours per week