Certified dental assistant

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience: Will train
• or equivalent experience

Asset languages

• Mandarin
• Cantonese

Work setting

• Dental practice

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
• Perform reception and clerical duties
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Take and develop X-rays
• Make orthodontic bands from metal and alloys
• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Membership in the Canadian Dental Assistants Association
• Registration with provincial or territorial authorities
• Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Windows
• MS Word

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Team player
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Morning

Employment terms options

• To be determined
• Day
• Weekend

Health benefits

• Dental plan

Other benefits

• Free parking available