Dental Assistant

Employer: Commercial Station Dental Center

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Salary: $36.80 hourly

Languages: English Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years Work setting: Dental practice Tasks: Prepare patients for dental examinations. Order dental and office supplies. Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory. Prepare dental instruments and filling materials. Maintain and order supplies. Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment. Educate patients concerning oral hygiene. Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays. Take and develop X-rays. Record dental procedures performed on patients. Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts. Take dental impressions. Clean and sterilize the operating room and instruments. Operate computerized scanning machines. Operate X-ray, radiographic and fluoroscopic equipment. Computer-aided design (CAD) Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses: Registration with provincial or territorial authori