Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Green job
The employer stated that this is a green job because the position:
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
Work setting
- Dental practice
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
- Perform intra-oral duties
- Take and develop X-rays
- Record dental procedures performed on patients
- Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Healing arts radiation protection (HARP) Certification
- Registration with provincial or territorial authorities
- Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Windows
- MS Word
Additional information
Security and safety
- Child Abuse Registry check
- Immunization records
- Driver's validity licence check
- Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
