Dental assistant

• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• or equivalent experience

Asset languages

• Spanish; Castilian

Work setting

• Dental practice

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
• 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
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Take and develop X-rays
• Polish and buff dentures
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Sitting

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Reliability

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: Bilingual
• Hours: 20 to 30 hours bi-weekly