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

• Support dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, instruments and materials by following prescribed procedures and protocols.

• Prepare patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, review the health form and draping patient.

• Assemble instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area, positioning instruments for dentists’ access, suctioning and passing instruments.

• Apply the four-handed/ Four-eyes dentistry concept.

• Assist the dentist by mixing materials.

• Provide diagnostic information by capturing intra oral photo studies, pulp vitality testing and pouring, trimming and polishing study casts.

• Assist with specialty procedures which include periodontal therapy, endodontic, prosthodontics, oral surgery and implant placement as well as restoration.

• Fabricating temporary restoration, shade selection and cleaning and polishing removable appliances.

• Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions including medication prescribed by the dentist.

• Document dental care services by charting in patient records on dental software.

• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations as per hospital policy.

• Ensure operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories and evaluating new equipment and techniques.   

• Maintain dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies and verifying receipt of supplies.

• Conserve dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.

• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

• Responsible for laboratory maintenance, dental clinical and record keeping. 

• Follow up on external dental Lab work.