registered dental assistant

Work setting

• Specialty dental practice

Tasks

• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Order dental and office supplies
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Perform reception and clerical duties
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Take and develop X-rays
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Invoice patients for dental services
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Healing arts radiation protection (HARP) Certification

Technical terminology

• Dental

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Large workload

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Other benefits

• Free parking available