Job Title: Dental Assistant
Employer: Iqaluit Dental Clinic
Job details
• Location: Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
• Wage: $27.00 hourly / 40 hours per Week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
• Employment Conditions: Day, Morning
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Vacancies: 3 vacancies
Overview
Languages:
English
Education:
• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• or equivalent experience
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting:
• Dental practice
• Willing to relocate
Responsibilities
Tasks:
• Prepare patients for dental examinations
• Order dental and office supplies
• Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
• Perform reception and clerical duties
• 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
• Perform intra-oral duties
• Take and develop X-rays
• Record dental procedures performed on patients
• Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
• Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
Additional information
Security and safety:
• Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Large workload
Personal suitability:
• Client focus
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
Benefits
Health benefits:
• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
Financial benefits:
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
• You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
• You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
By email: clinic@iqaluitdental.com
Screening question:
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?