Job description

EMPLOYER NAME & LOCATION:
Gibsons Dental Centre
#318 – 287 Gower Point Road
Gibson BC V0N 1V0

POSITION:
Dental Assistant (NOC 33100)

START DATE:
As soon as possible

DESCRIPTION:

**Applications from Canadian citizens and permanent residents are the only ones going to be considered.**

Our office is located in the heart of Gibson, BC and we overlook at the waterfront.
We’re looking for a full-time CDA. We are open to coaching a new grad or work with someone who brings us experience. Our amazing CDA is retiring and our office is also growing to provide care to our patients. We are a community driven practice that has served our patients over 25 years. Our team is committed, offers excellence in patient care and works together with open communication and support.

Duties:

• Prepare patients for dental examination and assist the dentist during examinations and dental treatments
• Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
• Prepare dental instruments, fillings, compounds and various dental materials
• Take and develop X-rays
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
• Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
• Perform clerical duties such as prepare invoices, process payments, schedule patient appointments, record dental procedures performed and order dental and office supplies
• May perform intra-oral duties such as remove sutures, take and record vital signs, apply desensitizing agents, topical anaesthetic, anticariogenic agents and coronal whitening, fabricate, place, and remove temporary crowns and restorations, and apply and remove rubber dams
• May also perform pulp vitality testing as well as periodontal screening and recording.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge of MS Office is an asset

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Client focus
Efficient interpersonal skills
Team player
Accurate
Excellent oral & written communication
Interpersonal awareness
Reliability

LANGUAGES:
English

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Completion of an eight-month to one-year college or other programs in dental assistance or completion of secondary school with on-the-job training.
Work experience – 1 to less than 7 months

HOURLY WAGE OFFERED:
$28/hour
Full-time
36 hours per week
$42/hour – over time

BENEFITS PACKAGE OFFERED:
Dental

WORK LOCATION:
Same as the employer’s address

CONTACT INFO:
Email – vitalitydentalbroadway@gmail.com
Fax – 604-803-9987
Mail – Suite 902 – 805 West Broadway Vancouver, BC, V5z 1K1

HOW-TO-APPLY INSTRUCTIONS:
Resume & cover letter