- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Order dental and office supplies
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
- Maintain and order supplies
- Perform reception and clerical duties
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
- Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Perform intra-oral duties
- Take and develop X-rays
- Record dental procedures performed on patients
- Invoice patients for dental services
- Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Registration with provincial or territorial authorities
- Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board