Dental Nurse / Dental Assistant

Job Description

• Provide chair-side assistance to dentists and/or dental hygienists in the performance of dental procedures, to include operative, preventive, periodontal, endodontic, prosthetic, and/or oral surgical procedures.


• Prepare, sterilize, organize, and set up dental equipment. Ensure that all dental instruments are cleaned, dated, and processed according to established clinic guidelines and standards.


• Monitor and maintain dental equipment, system, radiographic developing equipment, sterilizer, and light curing units, in accordance with manufacturers' guidelines.


• Develop and process dental radiograph in accordance with guidelines, assists in the monitoring and maintenance of radiation safety procedures and protocols.


• Follow and maintain all relevant UAE regulations, guidelines, policies, and standards for the provision of dental clinical services.


• Order and maintain inventories of dental clinic supplies.


• Maintains dental laboratory result and create and maintains dental records in accordance with established procedures.


• Collect and record patient health histories.


• Patient management during dental procedures includes receiving patients for treatment, positioning chair and placing napkin.


• Manage and document Dental Instrument transfer (inter-branch).


• Identify intra oral dentistry.


• Assist with basic restorative, periodontal, endodontic and surgical extraction procedures using the concept of four handed dentistry.


• Maintain a field of operation during dental procedures through the use of retraction, suction, irrigation, drying, placing and removing of cotton wool balls etc.


• Prepare dental materials, cements, composite, and impression materials.


• Demonstrate an understanding of internationally recognized blood borne pathogens and hazard communications (OSHA, OSAP).


• Demonstrate an understanding of disease control and prevention guidelines.


• Demonstrate knowledge of ethics/jurisprudence and patient confidentiality.


• Demonstrate knowledge and practice of basic life support techniques and principles.


• Apply effective communication techniques with a variety of patients and provide patients with preventative and oral hygiene instruction.


• Demonstrate knowledge and practice of Prevention and management of dental medical emergencies.


• Update dental ICD codes and data on the computer system as well as DOH website.


• Carry out any ad hoc tasks required by the Medical Director/Dentist/Clinic Manager.


• Maintain a professional and responsible approach to all duties.


• Work cooperatively with other Clinic staff in a positive team approach.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualification:
* ‎2 Diploma in Dental Assisting/ Nursing
* Bachelor Degree in Dentistry

Job Specific Skills:
* Effective resource utilization and equipment maintenance
* Infection Control
* Professionalism and Patient Care
* Maintenance of Records
* MS Office Suite- Standard

Behavioral Capabilities:
* Client Orientation
* Communication
* Flexibility & Adaptability
* Team Work
* Attention to Details
* Self Reliance
* Time & priority management

Job Features

Job Id
DA/‎0871/‎2017

Experience
Minimum ‎3 Years