Dental Assistant, Dentistry
About the role
The Opportunity
The Dental Assistant assists in a team approach to oral health care for medically compromised and special needs patients, within guidelines for registered Dental Assistants and in accordance with department and Health Centre Policies.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Prepares operating room for all dental procedures.
• Prepares operatories for exam treatment and other dental / lab procedures.
• Assists the Dentists in the operating room during dental surgery and in the Clinic for patient exams and treatment.
• Performs cleaning and maintenance of dental equipment and ensures proper infection control practices and sterilization of dental equipment in clinic and operating room.
• Performs all dental laboratory procedures as required.
• Performs the exposing, processing, and mounting of all dental radiographs. Uses knowledge and skills to perform these radiographic duties with medically compromised and special needs patients.
• Obtains medical histories including medically compromised/complex patients.
• Uses specialized knowledge in caring for our population of patients (medically compromised, complex co-morbidity, special needs patients).
• Has appropriate knowledge to assist Dentists during treatment of a patient receiving sedation/nitrous oxide.
• Documents assessment/actions and patient/family responses to care accurately as per clinic charting guidelines.
• Provides pre and post operative teaching, health promotion, and dental teaching to patient.
• Participates in and promotes dental research within the department and in collaboration with other health team members.
• Demonstrates familiarity with dental clinic receptionist duties.
• Ensures patients and/or family have access to appropriate dental information.
• Provides patient counseling and education on oral health issues.
• Specialized knowledge in assisting dentist with trauma cases
• Performs on call duties as assigned.
• Records workload accurately and in a timely manner
• Operative room booking, waitlist management and monthly reports
• Promotes a safe working environment by identifying and resolving potential risk issues.
• Travel opportunities to a second location may be available for interested candidates.
Hours of Work
75 hours biweekly
Your Qualifications
• Graduate of a Recognized Dental Assistant Course with Level II Dental Assisting required.
• Registered, or eligible for registration with provincial Dental Board Nova Scotia, as well as membership with Nova Scotia Dental Assistants Association required.
• Successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support (BLS) program within the last 12 months required or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required.
• Recent experience in Pediatric Dentistry required. Experience working in a clinical practice with significant pediatric client base will be considered.
• Competency in other languages considered an asset.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations
Dental Assistant, Dentistry
About the role
The Opportunity
The Dental Assistant assists in a team approach to oral health care for medically compromised and special needs patients, within guidelines for registered Dental Assistants and in accordance with department and Health Centre Policies.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Prepares operating room for all dental procedures.
• Prepares operatories for exam treatment and other dental / lab procedures.
• Assists the Dentists in the operating room during dental surgery and in the Clinic for patient exams and treatment.
• Performs cleaning and maintenance of dental equipment and ensures proper infection control practices and sterilization of dental equipment in clinic and operating room.
• Performs all dental laboratory procedures as required.
• Performs the exposing, processing, and mounting of all dental radiographs. Uses knowledge and skills to perform these radiographic duties with medically compromised and special needs patients.
• Obtains medical histories including medically compromised/complex patients.
• Uses specialized knowledge in caring for our population of patients (medically compromised, complex co-morbidity, special needs patients).
• Has appropriate knowledge to assist Dentists during treatment of a patient receiving sedation/nitrous oxide.
• Documents assessment/actions and patient/family responses to care accurately as per clinic charting guidelines.
• Provides pre and post operative teaching, health promotion, and dental teaching to patient.
• Participates in and promotes dental research within the department and in collaboration with other health team members.
• Demonstrates familiarity with dental clinic receptionist duties.
• Ensures patients and/or family have access to appropriate dental information.
• Provides patient counseling and education on oral health issues.
• Specialized knowledge in assisting dentist with trauma cases
• Performs on call duties as assigned.
• Records workload accurately and in a timely manner
• Operative room booking, waitlist management and monthly reports
• Promotes a safe working environment by identifying and resolving potential risk issues.
• Travel opportunities to a second location may be available for interested candidates.
Hours of Work
75 hours biweekly
Your Qualifications
• Graduate of a Recognized Dental Assistant Course with Level II Dental Assisting required.
• Registered, or eligible for registration with provincial Dental Board Nova Scotia, as well as membership with Nova Scotia Dental Assistants Association required.
• Successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support (BLS) program within the last 12 months required or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required.
• Recent experience in Pediatric Dentistry required. Experience working in a clinical practice with significant pediatric client base will be considered.
• Competency in other languages considered an asset.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations