Northern Rockies Dental Clinic is looking for Dental Assistant for a permanent, full-time position.
Job Title: Dental Assistant
NOC Code: 33100
No Of Positions: 1
Salary: $35.00 per hour
Type: Permanent/Full-time
Main Duties:
· Prepare patients for dental exams and assist the dentist during procedures and treatments.
· Sterilize and maintain dental instruments and equipment.
· Set up dental instruments, materials, and compounds such as fillings and other dental supplies.
· Capture and develop X-rays.
· Polish teeth, clinical crowns, and apply fluoride or sealants.
· Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts.
· Educate patients on proper oral hygiene practices.
· Handle clerical tasks including invoicing, processing payments, scheduling appointments, recording dental procedures, and managing dental/office supplies.
· Perform intra-oral tasks such as removing sutures, recording vital signs, applying desensitizing agents, topical anesthetics, anticariogenic treatments, coronal whitening, and managing temporary crowns/restorations, as well as applying/removing rubber dams.
· May also conduct pulp vitality tests and perform periodontal screenings and recordings.
Job Requirements
Education: Completion of Secondary School is must. 1 year college program or relevant on-job training