Dental Assistant

12 hours ago

Brookvale, Australia HCF Full time

Provide clinical assistance to the dentist and maintain an efficient and comfortable environment for the patient and our members
Comply with HCF Dental Quality Management System and HCF policies and procedures
Maintain a clean and safe clinical environment
Support the Practice Manager and Dentist in Charge, in actively fostering teamwork and efficient running of the dental centre

Job Responsibilities

Patient flow
- Monitor patient day sheet to prepare for patient list as planned and accommodate emergency patients whenever possible
- Coordinate with dentist to call patient, escort to and from surgery, settling patient in chair, preparing patient for dentist
- Liaise with reception regarding next appointments and/or payments.

Chair side assisting
- Correct instrument and material set up for each patient
- Assist Dentist with all aspects of clinical dentistry
- Correct procedure and technique in instrument transfer and mixing of materials
- D4W data entry under dentist instruction
- Develop radiographs.

Surgery Organisation
- Maintain infection control measures according to Infection Prevention manual
- Comply with surgery change over procedure for every patient
- General cleaning and maintenance of surgery
- Remove contaminated and non-contaminated waste
- Undertake routine maintenance of equipment and stock
- Assist other Dental Assistants, in SSU or other areas of the dental centre as required

Sterile supply unit
- Clean and prepare surgery hand pieces for sterilisation
- Process contaminated instruments, hand pieces and auxiliary items
- Prepare and maintain ultrasonic cleaner and steriliser
- Validate of sterilisation cycles
- Maintain stock levels
- Regular surgery rounds to collect contaminated instruments
- Report any fraudulent behaviour or activity

Job Requirements

Essential
- Dental knowledge and experience
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality, tact and diplomacy
- Demonstrated initiative and common sense
- Basic computer skills

Desirable
- Experience in reception duties or interest to be cross trained in this area
- Qualifications in radiography, sterilising and/or first aid
- Certificate III in dental assisting

About HCF

At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover over 1.9 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric.

We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.

Next steps

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