Main Duties:

Helping dentists and maxillofacial surgeons to provide patient care in all dental specialties including orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral maxillofacial surgery.

Cleaning, packing, preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment, delivering them to treatment area, suctioning and passing instruments to dentists.

Preparing treatment room for patients by following prescribed procedures and protocols.

Educating patients by giving oral hygiene, plague control, postoperative instruction and other dental treatment procedures.

Communicating with patients, scheduling appointments, answering telephone, handling patients’ enquiries.

Taking Intra Oral Dental X-rays

Maintaining patients’ confidence and protecting operations keeping information confidential.

Ensuring that all procedures and consumables used are charged on lifeline.

Preparing and maintaining patients’ records and availing them when needed by the dentist.

Liaising with credit control and insurance companies for clearance of patients from treatment.

Stocking treatment and monitoring inventory from Pharmacy Surgical and general stores.

Responsible for the safety of hospitals tool and equipment in their custody.

Keeping track of all the consumables in the unit and update the Head of the department re-order levels

Carrying out any other reception related duties for the Dental department when required.

Participating in quality improvement initiatives within the department and provide reports as required

Any other duty assigned from time to time

Required Qualifications and Skills for the Position

Qualifications:

• Certificate/Diploma in dental assistance/Oral Hygiene
• Higher Diploma Dental assistance/Oral Hygiene will be desirable

Experience:

• 2 Years Experience in a busy set up

Skills:

• Customer care skills
• Telephone skills
• Good organizational skills
• Attention to details
• Reliability And Honesty

• Helping dentists and maxillofacial surgeons to provide patient care in all dental specialties including orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral maxillofacial surgery.
• Cleaning, packing, preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment, delivering them to treatment area, suctioning and passing instruments to dentists.
• Preparing treatment room for patients by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Educating patients by giving oral hygiene, plague control, postoperative instruction and other dental treatment procedures.
• Communicating with patients, scheduling appointments, answering telephone, handling patients’ enquiries.
• Taking Intra Oral Dental X-rays
• Maintaining patients’ confidence and protecting operations keeping information confidential.
• Ensuring that all procedures and consumables used are charged on lifeline.
• Preparing and maintaining patients’ records and availing them when needed by the dentist.
• Liaising with credit control and insurance companies for clearance of patients from treatment.
• Stocking treatment and monitoring inventory from Pharmacy Surgical and general stores.
• Responsible for the safety of hospitals tool and equipment in their custody.
• Keeping track of all the consumables in the unit and update the Head of the department re-order levels
• Carrying out any other reception related duties for the Dental department when required.
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives within the department and provide reports as required
• Any other duty assigned from time to time

• Customer care skills
• Telephone skills
• Good organizational skills
• Attention to details
• Reliability And Honesty

• Certificate/Diploma in dental assistance/Oral Hygiene
• Higher Diploma Dental assistance/Oral Hygiene will be desirable