Job Description & How to Apply Below
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
Prepares the operating room for all dental procedures.
Prepares operatories for exam treatment and other dental 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 procedures as required.
Performs the exposing and processing 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 patient population (medically compromised, complex co‑morbidity, special‑needs patients).
Has appropriate knowledge to assist Dentists during the 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 patients.
Participates in and promotes dental research within the department and in collaboration with other health team members.
Demonstrates familiarity with dental clinic reception duties.
Ensures patients and/or family have access to appropriate dental information.
Provides oral health counseling and education to patients and families.
Specialized knowledge in assisting dentists with trauma cases.
Performs on‑call duties as assigned.
Records workload accurately and in a timely manner.
Promotes a safe working environment by identifying and resolving potential risk issues.
Travels to secondary location as required.
Hours of Work
75 hours bi‑weekly, Monday – Friday.
Qualifications
Graduate of a recognized Dental Assistant Course with Level II Dental Assisting required.
Registered, or eligible for registration with the provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia, and membership with the 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 a significant pediatric client base will be considered.
Competency in other languages considered an asset.
We welcome all interested persons who self‑identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2
SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
Job Segment: Clinic, Pediatric, Surgery, Infection Control, Dental, Healthcare
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