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About the Role

Sinai Health is seeking an experienced Dental Assistant to work in a busy hospital-based dental clinic within the Department of Dentistry. The role involves assisting dentists, specialists, residents, and hygienists during various procedures, with a focus on medically complex care and adults with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Quality Assurance duties, including recording daily, weekly, monthly and annually quality assurance records
• Ensure all procedures are performed in accordance with policy and procedures
• Prepare and organize the dental operatories with appropriate dental and surgery instruments, equipment and materials
• Provide Clinical Chairside Assisting to staff dentists, dental residents, dental students
• Provide Dental Charting for dental clinicians, residents and students
• Review patient records in preparation for appointments/treatments
• Expose, process, mount and record radiographs requested by the dentist, as qualified with the Ministry of Health, under the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act
• Be responsible for reprocessing, packaging, sterilizing and maintenance of instruments and equipment, in accordance with RCDSO, departmental and hospital infection control policies and standards of practice.
• Ensure maintenance of equipment, report any problems to the clinic manager
• Manage the ordering of supplies; inventory management
• Exercise excellent communication skills with patients and staff
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required

Requirements

• Successful completion of a post-secondary Dental Assistant Diploma from an accredited educational institution.
• Certified Dental Assistant with HARP (Healing Arts Radiation Protection) certification
• 5 years of experience as a dental assistant in a busy multi-practice environment.
• Applicants with proven equivalent and related training and experience may also be considered

Skills

• In-depth knowledge and experience in dental assisting, charting and asepsis
• Demonstrated ability to effectively function as a team member both intra and inter-departmentally and able to establish excellent working relationships with the Clinical Staff
• Proven flexibility, initiative, organizational and problem solving/decision making skills
• Demonstrated ability to learn new skills to treat the medically compromised patient and persons with disabilities.
• Proven organizational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload
• Demonstrated commitment to quality customer/patient service
• Awareness of patient related and other clinic confidentiality issues
• Demonstrated proficiency in communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history

Work Type

• Full Time

Experience Level

• 5 years of experience as a dental assistant

Education Level

• Post-secondary Dental Assistant Diploma
• Certified Dental Assistant with HARP certification

About the Company

• Sinai Health is looking for an experienced Dental Assistant.