[ref. n53453017] Dental assistant - Toronto

Overview

Languages

English

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Dental practice

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions
• Train other dental laboratory assistants
• Order dental and office supplies
• Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
• 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
• Finish metal framework of dentures
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
• Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
• Perform intra-oral duties
• 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

Experience and specialization

• Plastering
• Packing
• Waxing-up
• Polishing
• Assembly

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Word

• Medical and biomedical equipment and systems

Additional information

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Benefits

• Parking available