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Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Registration with provincial or territorial authorities
- Certification by the National Dental Assisting Examining Board
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- MS Excel
- MS Word
Additional Skills
- Order dental and office supplies
- Perform intra-oral duties
Work Setting
- Dental practice
Specific Skills
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
- Take and develop X-rays
- Polish teeth and clinical crowns and apply fluoride and sealant
- Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
- Record dental procedures performed on patients
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
- Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
Security and Safety
- Child abuse registry check
- Immunization records
- Criminal record check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Work Location Information
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Client focus
- Interpersonal awareness
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability