Netcare Hospital Vacancies in Cape Town – Dental Assistant

Job Description:

The Dental Assistant is responsible to assist the Dentists in various capacities ranging from clinical assistance, dental-related administration as well as patient interaction across a wide spectrum.

Job Responsibilities:

• Schedule appointments with Specialists and/or Theatre
• Confirm appointments with the Dentist
• Keep record of confirmation/cancellations
• Liaise with medical schemes and patients regarding available limits and patient liable amounts pertaining to treatment
• Sterilise all instruments, according to protocol, ensuring infection control standards are maintained
• Oil and clean handpieces 3x daily, according to protocol
• Oil and clean electric handpieces after each patient
• Fill, empty and clean developer and mixer bottles
• Ensure chemistry is discarded as per Medical Waste Protocol
• Clean and autoclave instruments
• Ensure daily cleaning of the autoclave
• Load and unload autoclave
• Clean and reprocess equipment or instrumentation
• Identify problems with equipment/instruments and advise applicable person to arrange for timeous repairs/acquisition thereof
• Assist the Dentist with passing correct instruments and materials/consumables used on patients on request timeously and accurately
• Develop X-rays, if not using digital X-rays and load X-ray Digital Imaging plates for scanning where applicable
• Mix materials with spatula as required
• Conduct suctioning as required
• Ensure materials and supplies are packed and accessible
• Ensure and plan enough stock on hand in terms of materials/consumables to prevent shortages
• Mix amalgam and/or mixable composites/cement etc. and place in the transfer tool/s to be handed to dentist
• Prepare sterile trays; ensuring instruments have undergone sterilisation
• Prepare non sterile trays

Job Requirements:

• Grade 12 or equivalent NQF 4 certificate
• Registered with HPCSA
• Higher Certificate in Dental Assisting essential
• 2 years’ experience in frontline reception in a clinic/hospital environment
• SAP experience
• ME + experience
• Computer Literate
• Knowledge of medical aids

Job Details:

Company: Netcare

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Cape Town

Application Deadline: N/A

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