Dental Assistant/ Sterilization Assistant Job Vacancy

Job Title: Dental Assistant/ Sterilization Assistant
Job Location: Calgary
Company/Employer: SE Dental Practice
Job Type: Full Time
About Us
Our goal at McKenzie Dental is to help you maintain your teeth for a beautiful and healthy smile for life! In fact, we are proud to be your ‘complete personal dental care centre’, and we are excited to share our passion for dentistry by offering the very latest technologies available today. We strive to offer all of our patients an exceptionally experienced team of dentists that are committed to making your experience a positive one.

Job Requirements:
• A bachelors Degree in a Medical field is preferred.
• A current drivers licence.
• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
• Ability to read, write and speak the English Language
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records.
• Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo.

Job Duties:
• Receive patients and prepare them for necessary dental procedures
• Prepare surgery for dental treatment with correct instruments/materials for use as directed by the operator
• Record findings from oral examinations
• Provide instruments and dispense materials during oral examinations or treatments, as directed by the operator
• Provide pre- and post-operative instructions for patients undergoing general or local anaesthesia
• Clear the patient's mouth of saliva or dental materials used in the treatment by operating handheld suction or air and water-spraying equipment
• Clean and sterilise instruments used after treatment
• Clean and tidy the surgery, and implement standard decontamination procedures for infection control
• Process, mount and file dental X-rays
• Maintain and re-stock dental supplies
• Perform routine care and maintenance of dental equipment and instruments
• Make appointments for patients, keep records of patients' treatments and send out reminders for re-examinations

Deadline Date: 24/12/2013

How to Apply:
Please email your resume to;
Email: stacie@mckenziedental.com