Job Description

Dental Assistant

Employer Details: IQALUIT DENTAL CLINIC

Job details
• Location: 621 Queen Elizabeth Way, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0
• Work location: On site
• Salary: CAD$42.50 per hour
• 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
• Morning, Day
• Starts as soon as possible
• Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits
• Vacancies: 3

Language: English

Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years, or equivalent experience

Experience: Experience an asset

On site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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

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 for this job?
You can apply if you are:
• a Canadian citizen
• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

How to apply
By email: [email protected]

What you must include in your application:
Answer to the following screening question:
– Are you willing to relocate for this position?

Required languages: English

Education level: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years, or equivalent experience

Required skills: Please see above description for complete details.

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