Dental Assistant

PLEASE NOTE:

• READ FULL JOB DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING!
• ONLY CANDIDATES WITH AN ATTACHED CV AND MOTIVATIONAL LETTER AND WHO FULFILL ALL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE SHORTLISTED AND CONTACTED.
• PLEASE RESPECT OUR HIRING PROCESS AND REFRAIN FROM CONTACTING THE CLINIC DIRECTLY VIA PHONE OR EMAIL. THANK YOU.

Dental Clinic in JLT, Dubai is looking for a Dental Assistant in a Full-time position.

You can expect a permanent employment relationship, attractive conditions, and a good working atmosphere. You have the opportunity to enter a professional and dynamic work environment.

Your duties as a dental assistant will include but are not limited to:

• Supporting dental care delivery by preparing the treatment room, patient, instruments, and materials.
• Performing procedures in compliance with the Dental Practice Act.
• Preparing treatment rooms for patients by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Readying patients for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patients.
• Assembling instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to the treatment area, positioning instruments for dentists access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
• Providing materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patients mouth.
• Providing diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies and pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts.
• Maintaining the patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations and cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
• Helping dentists manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drug, and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.
• Documenting dental care services by charting in patient records.
• Maintaining a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintaining dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing, and expediting orders for supplies, and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Conserving dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Knowledge of practice administration or billing is desirable, but not a must.
• An additional qualification in hygiene management is desirable, but not a must.

Certifications:

• Registered License from Country of Origin. The desired candidate has preferably a valid DHA license or transferable equivalent.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree, Graduate of an accredited college of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Dental Medicine

Experience:

• 3 or more years of experience as a dental assistant.

Language:

• Fluent in English, any additional languages (German and Arabic) are desirable.

Skills:

• Dental health maintenance.
• Use of dental technology.
• Infection control.
• Patient services.
• Creating a safe, effective environment.
• Listening.
• Teamwork.
• Use of medical technologies.

If you match our requirements, we'd love to hear from you!

Job Type:

Full-time

Pay:

From AED 8,000 per month.

Ability to commute/relocate:

Dubai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required).

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred).

Experience:

• Dental Assistant: 3 years (Required).

Language:

• English (Required).