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Dental assistant

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Prepare patients for dental examinations
  • Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
  • Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
  • Maintain and order supplies
  • Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
  • Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
  • Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Take and develop X-rays
  • Record dental procedures performed on patients
  • Invoice patients for dental services
  • Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Registration with provincial or territorial authorities

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Health care plan