Dental Assistant

4 days ago

Torrens Park, Australia Preventive Dentistry Full time

Job title: Dental Assistant
- Job type: Full time - 38 hours/week
- Salary: $55,655 + Superannuation
- Location: Torrens Park, SA, 5062
- Reports: Practice Manager

Preventive Dentistry is situated within the Mitcham Square Shopping Centre and provides an array of services offering convenience for our patients. We provide a range of dental services including Preventive Dental Care, Major Dental Care and Cosmetic Dental Care and cater to both adults and children. We are seeking dedicated, experienced and reliable Dental Assistants to assist our Dental Practitioners in providing care and treatment to our patients.

Responsibilities include:

- Greet and receive patients and help them feel comfortable at the practice.
- Carry out reception duties including taking appointments and payments.
- Coordinate with patients in assisting them with complying with prescribed treatment plans.
- Assist dental practitioners, hygienists and therapists during a variety of treatment procedures.
- Prepare for dental surgery and arrange instruments and medication.
- Ensure proper standards of infection control are maintained in line with our procedures.
- Process instruments after use and sterilise them to prevent infection.
- Update patient records electronically.
- Handle and prepare dental materials used in treatments.
- Organise, handle and transfer instruments during dental procedures.
- Expose, process and catalogue radiographs (X-rays).
- Photograph exterior and interior oral structures.

The job will be full time, Monday to Saturday, except Wednesdays.

Successful applicants must have the following:
**Qualifications**:

- Preferably hold a Certificate II, Certificate III or higher qualification in a relevant field.
- Must have at the minimum 1 year relevant experience.

**Skills**:

- have excellent communication skills.
- enjoy interacting with other people.
- be organised and an efficient worker.
- be meticulous and pay great attention to detail.
- enjoy responsibility.
- have the ability to comprehend and follow instructions.
- be skilled at multitasking.

**Job performance goals**:

- Complete tasks on time.
- Deal with patients, dental practitioners and other employees professionally at all times.
- Ensure workplace is clean and presentable at all times.

**Salary**: $55,655.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Torrens Park, SA 5062: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Dental assistance: 1 year (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

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