Temporary Dental Surgery Assistant

As a Dental Surgery Assistant, you will be responsible for the following:

Patient Management and Dental Assisting duties

• Greet and prepare patient for dental treatment
• Help patient feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
• Maintain patient medical and treatment records and dentists' listing to ensure smooth flow of patients
• Assist in providing patient care information and instructions prescribed by Dentist to patient e.g. Post op instructions, oral hygiene instructions
• Responsible to prepare and setup instrument trays and materials required ready for dental procedures
• To assist dentist during dental procedures, providing proper instruments and assistance to facilitate patient care
• To assist in taking and developing dental diagnostic x-rays
• Assist dentist in management of medical and dental emergencies.

Equipment, Materials and Instruments Management

• Check and disinfect used instruments in the clinic
• Check, pack and sterilize instruments/ instrument sets in the department
• Ensure timeliness and constant availability of sterile instruments / instrument sets for daily use in the department
• Ensure proper disinfection and maintenance of dental chairs, equipment, working surfaces and instruments
• Report any incidences such as malfunction, defects or loss of instruments and equipment promptly
• Ensure proper inventory and storage of all instruments and supplies in accordance to first in, first out (FIFO) principle

Others

• Maintain good grooming standards as required by the hospital
• To ensure tidiness and cleanliness of the clinic
• Any other assigned duties by supervisors.

Requirements

• Minimum GCE "O" Level or equivalent
• Healthcare experiences with Certificate in Dental Assistant Course preferred
• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills
• At least 2 years of relevant working experience
• Standing for long hours
• Possible exposure to radiation when assisting in x-ray taking

If the role sounds interesting to you, please contact ‘careers_alexandra@nuhs.edu.sg’ to understand more on the role. Please indicate the position that you are interested in the subject heading.