DENTAL ASSISTANT TRAINEE

Clarity Dental is seeking a Dental Assistant Trainee to play a vital role in enhancing the lives of their clients. At the Clarity Dental practice, people come first and so too do your career aspirations, professional growth, and opportunities to challenge yourself. If the prospect of working with a motivated and supportive team appeals to you, consider a Dental Assistant career while pursuing a Certificate III in Dental Assisting.

• Located in Bendigo, VIC
• Full-time opportunity
• Blend of clinical and admin

The team at Clarity Dental has a common goal – to create an environment in which the whole family can feel comfortable, relaxed and at home. They believe that everybody deserves the opportunity to achieve their best possible oral health and that visiting the dentist should be a positive experience, every time.

About the role:

The Dental Assistant is an important role contributing to the Clarity Dental operations and team. Working predominantly in a clinical role, the Dental Assistant is required to assist at chairside as well as assist with front office reception administrative duties.

The role requires delivery of exceptional patient care at every stage of the patient journey, with this care leading to development of long-term patient relationships that underpin business growth.

Key duties and responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Providing chairside assistance to the practitioner
• Performing clinical duties to support the dentist in delivery of clinical care to patients
• Setting up procedures and changing over rooms
• Assisting with general day to day administrative operations of the practice
• Improving and maintaining comfort of the patient
• Contributing to a safe, pleasant and harmonious environment for dentists, patients and the Clarity Dental team
• Answering the telephone, scheduling appointments, handling patient accounts and payment plans, maintaining patient records, and coordinating patient flow

About you:

• Ability to be responsive in completion of daily tasks, work with interruptions and manage competing priorities
• Work autonomously and demonstrate initiative
• Capability to set and meet deadlines
• Possess a sound knowledge of correct grammar, spelling and punctuation, and the ability to write legibly and work with numbers
• Ability to maintain a clear delineation between personal and professional life
• Continuous capability to present a respectable appearance at work
• Ability to adhere to and practice doctor-patient confidentiality
• Possess physical stamina and mental resilience to perform long hours of standing, walking, bending, and sitting
• Possess good manual dexterity and good hand-eye coordination
• Be confident, assertive and respectful
• Demonstrated ability of high levels of interpersonal communication and teamwork

We require for this role:

• Working with children check
• Triple Vaccinated against Covid19
• 2 references available at interview
• Someone committed to pursuing a career as a dental assistant long term.