Dental Assistant at St. Lukes Orthopaedics & Trauma Hospital

Job purpose  

The overall purpose of this job is to provide patient care in line with hospital’s values, mission and vision.

Main duties and responsibilities 

• Assisting the dentist and COHO during a variety of treatment procedures.
• Taking and recording dental radiographs (x-rays).
• Asking about the patient’s medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse.
• Serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment. Also sharpening dental equipment.
• Ensuring that patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment.
• Providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling).
• Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health;(e.g., tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counselling).
• Performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer.
• Helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery.
• Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machine.
• Maintaining dental equipment inventory.
• Fabricating temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
• Follow company policies to ensure proper discretion and procedures are used.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements 

• Certification in an accredited dental assistance program.
• Proven 1-year work experience as a Dental Assistant.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistently have professional appearance and attitude.
• Able to provide great patient care.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety regulations (OSHA).