Job Summary
You will assist dentists in clinical treatment by preparing patients and materials,assisting dentist, sterilizing instruments, fabricating temporary restorations, and maintaining equipment to ensure smooth dental operations and excellent patient care.
Responsibilities
- Prepare patients for dental procedures to ensure comfort and readiness
- Sterilize and disinfect dental instruments and set up instrument trays to maintain infection control standards
- Assist dentists during clinical treatments to support efficient patient care
- Record detailed treatment information accurately in patient records for proper documentation
- Expose dental x-rays and maintain dental x-ray equipment to support diagnostics
- Provide postoperative instructions to patients as directed by the dentist for effective recovery
- Maintain and care for dental equipment to ensure functionality and safety
- Form preliminary impressions and occlusal registrations to assist in study cast mounting
- Fabricate temporary restorations and custom impressions from preliminary impressions for patient treatment
- Order dental supplies and manage dental equipment inventory to ensure availability of materials
- Collaborate effectively with team members to support clinical operations
- Perform other ad-hoc duties as assigned to support the dental team
Preferred competencies and qualifications
- Experience using computers for various dental and administrative tasks
- Good written and verbal communication skills to interact with patients and team members
- Consistently maintain a professional appearance and attitude
- Ability to provide excellent patient care
- Willingness to learn and adapt on-the-job training provided for both experienced and non-experienced candidates
