Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Accurate; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Interpersonal awareness; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Manual dexterity; Attention to detail; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods; Large workload; Tight deadlines

Work Setting Dental practice

Additional Skills Perform intra-oral duties

Specific Skills

Prepare patients for dental examinations; Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment; Prepare dental instruments and filling materials; Take and develop X-rays; Educate patients concerning oral hygiene; Record dental procedures performed on patients; Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts

Experience Will train

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

Registration with provincial or territorial authorities; Membership in the Canadian Dental Assistants Association; Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board; Healing arts radiation protection (HARP) Certification

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificateor equivalent experience

Languages English