Dental Assistant

3 days ago

Hamilton, Canada Appletree Dental For Kids Full time

Our Dental Clinic is seeking an part-time energetic, positive and qualified Level ll dental assistant to join our excellent team of dental professionals on Mondays and some Fridays. This job is located at 631 Queenston Rd, Hamilton, ON. We are a group of rapidly growing, privately owned dental offices in Ontario, looking for a talented and enthusiastic Dental Assistant. Your role will be vitally important to keeping our practice running smoothly and maintaining our valued patients in the highest level of dental health.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Medical history update and risk management assessment of patients
- Provide patient education
- Provision of preventive dental care
- Accurate and comprehensive record keeping
- Clean and sterilize instruments
- Involvement with practice workshops and events
- Maintenance of patient records
- Scheduling of patients
- Review and order general supplies for the office
- Communicate with management on a regular basis
- Other duties as required by the office manager and upper management

**Examples of Specific Duties Include (But Are Not Limited To)**:

- Manage day-to-day dental assisting operations of practice
- Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
- Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Ensure operatories are fully stocked with materials needed for the day’s procedures/treatments
- Maintain a welcoming and organized clinical area; ensure fully equipped with dental and educational materials.
- Provide appropriate explanations to all patients as to procedures and protocols
- Take radiographs as requested and as qualified with the Ministry of Health, under the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act (HARP)
- Maintain organized and clean clinical and sterilization areas. Follow inflection control protocol as directed by College (RCDSO).
- Clean, sterilize and maintain instruments, suctions and general equipment.
- Conduct spore/biological indicator tests. Lubricate hand pieces. Clean suction lines, basket filters, operatory and main suction traps.
- Weekly cleaning of autoclave and other sterilization equipment as required.
- Accurately file any patient information received
- Monitor inventory, check expiry dates of dental products and order dental supplies as needed

Additionally, skills required will include: Polishing of teeth, placement and removal of rubber dam, placement of alloy in a cavity preparation excluding condensing/carving, taking dental impressions, oral hygiene instruction and risk management education and dietary counseling.

**Requirements**:

- Completion of post-secondary Dental Assistant Diploma from a recognized College
- HARP Certified
- Previous dental experience as a dental assistant is an asset
- Pediatric Experience an asset
- CPR/First Aid
- Experience interacting with persons with special needs is an asset
- Fluent in English

**Interpersonal Skills**
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to empathize and show compassion with all interactions (patients, staff members, doctors and greater community)
- Calm, positive and effective verbal communication skills
- Enthusiastic team player that thrives in an independent, empowered environment
- Able to adapt to office policy improvements
- Ability to creatively problem solve in terms of providing optimal, individualized patient

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 8 - 16 per week

**Benefits**:

- Store discount

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have previous dental assisting experience? Please answer yes or no.
- This position starts at $24.00 per hour and increases dependent on dental assisting experience. Are you comfortable with this pay structure? Please answer yes or no.
- Shifts can range from a start time of 6:15am to and end time of 6:30pm. Work days will be scheduled on Mondays and some Fridays. Are you available to work during these times? Please only respond yes or no.

Licence/Certification:

- Certified Level ll Dental Assistant Certificate (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2024-03-25

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