Part Time Dental Assistant

**Job Description Job Title**: Part Time Dental Assistant Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

**Responsible to**: Galloro Dental Group Shareholders

The Dental Assistant is responsible for helping a licensed Dentist in their day-to-day duties and responsibilities. The task of a Dental Assistant generally include record keeping, performing X-rays, and scheduling appointments with patients. The role comes with a variety of responsibilities such as teaching patients proper dental care, teaching patients proper ortho care along with preparing the room and its equipment. To work closely with the organization to deliver quality dental care and service to patients in line with RCDSO, Ontario Public Health, Health & Safety, Employment and any other legislation such as IPAC.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES HUMAN RESOURCES/TEAM MANAGEMENT**
- Ensure all clinical areas are clean, neat and free from clutter and prohibited/unnecessary materials at all times
- Ensure all storage areas are well-stocked, clean, neat and free from clutter and prohibited/unnecessary materials at all times
- Ensure all treatment plans are entered into Curve Hero and presented appropriately to the patient
- Proficient in using Itero Scanner and ability to scan in under 7minutes
- Monitor dental supply and inventory on a weekly basis and monthly basis
- Suggest effective action plans to maintain supplies costs within budget and how to keep costs below budge
- Maintain patient relation through ongoing dialogue with patients before, during, and after treatment
- Identify and respond to dissatisfied patients with the appropriate recovery action
- Conduct care calls post treatment as needed
- Support clinical department by ensuring instruments and equipment are in working condition, sterile, disinfected, and ready to use
- Ensure that the set up of operatory is complete and ready for patient arrival
- Ensure all binders and logs are documented properly at all times
- Ensure practice cleanliness
- Actively manage complaints
- Attend monthly group Practice Manager meetings/in house CE training
- Ensure to comply and operate within all company policy and procedures
- Ensure full Health & Safety compliance by all team members

**QUALIFICATION**:

- Completion of Level I and II Dental Assisting
- HARP Certified
- Minimum 2 years’ experience of Dental assisting is preferred
- Experience in Curve Here is considered an asset
- Update certification in WHIMIS

**DEVELOPMENT**
- To participate in own yearly appraisal
- Proven experience of interpersonal skills
- Track record of successful operational and business improvement
- Experience of working in a business oriented, commercial and customer focused environment.
- Track record of budget development and management
- Track record of tight cost control

**KEY COMPETENCIES**

**Team Working** - The ability to work with others in a way that recognises their contribution and strengths, promotes collaborative working across different or cross functional teams to achieve organisational objectives.

**Drive and Motivation**:

- The ability to show personal motivation and enthusiasm towards achievement of goals. Pushes self towards achieving and surpassing their objectives.

**Communication**:

- The ability to build rapport and interact effectively with others. Adapts communication style to suit audience and situations. Actively listens and checks for understanding.

**Customer Focus -** The ability to consider and understand the extent to which customer needs are being met and implement solutions to deliver excellence and ensure customer is the main business focus.

**Personal Effectiveness and Organisation**:

- Demonstrates the ability to organise self and team and provide effective leadership. Business Planning/Training,

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 26-28 per week

**Salary**: $22.00-$28.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Flexible schedule

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
All areas are frequently disinfected. All patients are to fill out a covid questionnaire and have their temperature taken upon arrival.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location