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Plaza Dental Centre

Certified dental assistant

  • Penticton
  • Permanent · Full time
  • $28 – $35/h
  • Today
Salary
$28 – $35/h
Schedule
Permanent · Full time
Experience
0 to 2 years
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  • 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

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