Dental Assistants Dental assistants provide patient care, take x rays, keep records, and schedule appointments.
dental assistant Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a dental assistant to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Chair side Assisting;
- Preparing, maintaining and managing the clinical environment, including equipment, materials, and instruments, in line with the treatment plan;
- Infection control and sterilisation;
- Minimum 1 year’s Dental experience;
- Reception duty answer phone;
- Reception and telephone duties;
- Adhering to strict infection control protocol;
- Patient communications;
- Communicating with administration staff;
- Sterilisation of instruments;
- Delivering oral hygiene and appliance care instructions;
- Flexible in working hours with a proven track record of punctuality and reliability;
- Preparing and setting up for dental procedures;
- Sterilising instruments and setting up trays;
- Current Working with Children and Criminal Record Check.
Requirements:
- A willingness to learn & develop;
- A great and positive attitude towards teamwork;
- A proven track record of punctuality and reliability;
- Willingness to travel and on occasion, do regional/overnight;
- Certificate III in Dental Assisting or a min of 1 years Dental Assisting experience is preferable;
- Ability to build rapport with team mates in a cheerful, light-hearted manner;
- Exceptional communication skills;
- Friendly with can do attitude;
- Attention to detail;
- Previously experienced preferred;
- Love working with children;
- great communication skills.