Dental assistant

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: French
• Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week
• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Prepare plaster models and moulds
• Order dental and office supplies
• Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Mould wax over dentures set-up
• Perform reception and clerical duties
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Invoice patients for dental services
• Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Technical expertise (dental)

• Plastering
• Waxing-up

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Windows
• MS Word

Transportation/travel information

• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Team player
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Morning
• Night
• Day

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment