Dentist Assistant
REF 1609438
27.08.2024 | Dubai | full time
- General
- Location: Dubai
- Occupancy: full time
- Description
- A dental assistant helps with a variety of health care tasks, from taking dental x-rays and caring for patients, to helping file records and appointment scheduling.
We are hiring a dental assistant for our busy dental practice. You will help with preparing patients, sterilizing instruments, setting up rooms, and some dental hygiene tasks. To do well in this role you should have a dental x-ray certification and provide a great level of patient care.
Dental Assistant Responsibilities:
o Greet patients when they sign in and monitor arrival time
o Set up treatment rooms for procedures
o Escort patients to treatment room
o Seat patients in treatment rooms
o Show care and concern, and help patients feel comfortable
o Obtain and review health histories according to office protocol
o Ensure patients are always attended
o Anticipate and assist dentist’s needs
o Perform expanded functions and other tasks as assigned by the dentist
o Mix dental materials
o Ensure patients’ questions are answered thoroughly before they leave
o Chart patients and record date, service rendered and any charges
o Escort patients from the treatment room
o Ensure proper treatment notes are recorded in patient’s chart
o Perform clinical procedures as practice act allows and as directed by dentist
o Give patient instruction and demonstrate when necessary
o Monitor patient flow
o Notify Treatment Coordinator if a patient should be called in the evening after a difficult appointment
- Requirements
- Certification or associate degree in an accredited dental assisting program.
Dental x-ray certification.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of Dental Hygiene Program.
Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
- Provisions
- Salary: to be discussed
- Employment visa provided
- Transportation
- Medical insurance provided
- Accommodation provided
- Publisher
- direct employer
- 50 - 200 employees