Dental Assistant

Working for a busy North Shore dental practice you will be responsible for the following duties: • Welcome and prepare patients • Working with our dental practitioners to prepare instruments, materials and medications for them. • Assisting our dentists during restorations, extractions and minor oral surgeries. • Operate suction devices, water sprays, etc. • Take, process, and file dental radiographs. • Support same-day crown fabrication processes, scanning, preparation & fitting. • Maintain infection-control, sterilisation procedures and records. • Perform routine maintenance on equipment. • Assist with Invisalign and clear aligner treatments. • Monitor and manage stock levels, order supplies, minimise waste. • Restock surgery, including clinical supplies daily, maintain general cleanliness, sterilisation areas, shared staff facilities. • Use practice management software to record appointments, patient details, billing. • Support patient care, including post-operative instructions. • Assist with reception duties including appointment scheduling, billing, payments when required. If you are interested in this role please send your CV to andy.goulden004@msd.govt.nz using reference #22979843

• NZQF Level 4 Certificate in Dental Assisting (or overseas equivalent), or at least one year of relevant experience. • Knowledge of infection-control standards and dental terminology. • Experience with digital X-rays and dental software (e.g. Exact, Dental4Windows). • Experience with Invisalign’ • Excellent chairside manner and communication skills. • Strong attention to detail, organisation, and teamwork abilities. • Participate in team meetings, training, and professional development. • Due to the nature of work in dentistry, all staff must be vaccinated for Hepatitis B.