Certified dental assistant

• Work Term: Permanent


• Work Language: English


• Hours: 40 hours per week


• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma


• Experience: 5 years or more

Work setting

• Commercial dental laboratory
• Dental practice
• Independently owned business

Tasks

• 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
• Supervise students in training
• Polish teeth and clinical crowns a...