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preventive dental assistant Recruitment agency

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Employer details Nursing & Homemakers Inc.

Job details

  • LocationNorth York, ON
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary26.00 to 30.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 38 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Early Morning
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 1 vacancy
  • Permanent placement opportunity
  • Source Job Bank #3122955

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • College/CEGEP

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

  • Dental practice

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Prepare patients for dental examinations
  • Prepare plaster models and moulds
  • Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions
  • Train other dental laboratory assistants
  • Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
  • Order dental and office supplies
  • Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
  • Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
  • Maintain and order supplies
  • Mould wax over dentures set-up
  • Perform reception and clerical duties
  • Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
  • Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
  • Supervise students in training
  • Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
  • Perform intra-oral duties
  • 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

Supervision

  • 1 to 2 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board

Experience and specialization

Technical expertise (dental)

  • Polishing

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Word

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Bondable

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

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-11-17

Important notice: This job posting is advertised by a recruitment agency on behalf of the employer. The agency acts as an intermediary between Job Bank and the employer. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure this job posting is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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preventive dental assistant NOC 33100 Toronto Region
Median wage Help -
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