Dental Assistant, Outreach Clinic-Park Place

Key Responsibilities

• Dental Care Support: Prepare treatment rooms, instruments, and materials following prescribed hospital protocols and procedures. Prepare and comfort patients by welcoming, seating, and draping them, as well as reviewing their health history forms.
• Clinical Assistance: Assemble instrumentation, position tools for dentist access, and apply the four-handed/four-eyes dentistry concept. Assist the dentist by mixing dental materials and during specialty procedures (periodontal therapy, endodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, implant placement, and restoration).
• Diagnostics & Restorations: Capture intraoral photos, perform pulp vitality testing, and pour, trim, and polish study casts. Fabricate temporary restorations, assist with shade selection, and clean removable appliances.
• Patient Education: Provide patients with guidelines on oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative care, including instructions on prescribed medications.
• Administration & Compliance: Document care services by charting in patient records using dental software. Maintain a safe, clean, and compliant working environment according to hospital policies.
• Maintenance & Inventory: Perform preventive maintenance on dental equipment, troubleshoot malfunctions, call for repairs, and evaluate new techniques. Monitor and order dental clinical supplies, and follow up on external laboratory work.

Requirements

• Diploma in Community Oral Health or an equivalent.
• 2 years’ work experience as a Dental Assistant.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Empathetic towards patients of all ages.
• Culturally sensitive.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Attentive to detail.