Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Dental practice
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
- Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
- Take and develop X-rays
- Record dental procedures performed on patients
- Invoice patients for dental services
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
- Polish and buff dentures
- Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
- Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
Personal suitability
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available