Chairside Dental assistant (NOC 33100)

Ocean Periodontal & Dental Implant Centre is currently in the process of looking for 1 full-time chairside dental assistant.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

No. of vacancies: 1

Start Date of Employment (Approx.): As soon as possible

Business address and work location:

Unit 800 – 6091 Gilbert Road Richmond, BC V7C 5L9

Wage rate: $27.00 per hour, overtime will start after 40 hours per week

Eligibility:

• Completion of an eight-month to one-year college or other program in dental assistance or completion of secondary school with on-the-job training.
• On the job training
• English language

Job Duties:

• Schedule appointments
• Keep records of patients’ dental work
• Prepare patients for dental exams and help the dentist during the examination
• Sterilize and maintain dental instruments and equipment
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Teach patients about oral hygiene
• Invoice patients
• Order dental and office supplies

Under a dentist’s supervision, chairside dental assistants with a radiography designation can also expose X-rays. (Uncertified or “chairside” dental assistants perform only “extra-oral” duties outside a patient’s mouth.)

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• PhFast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks

How to Apply:

Interested Candidates can apply via email: oceanperiodontaljobs@gmail.com or mail your

resume at 510 – 1100 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3A8.