Dental Clinical Assistant

Work setting

• Dental practice

Responsibilities

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
• 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
• Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Invoice patients for dental services

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Membership in the Canadian Dental Assistants Association

Experience and specialization

Technical expertise (dental)

• Plastering

Equipment, eystems and controls experience

• Medical and biomedical equipment and systems

Additional information

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Other benefits

• Parking available