Dental Assistant
Job Location : Dubai, UAE
Key Responsibilities And Duties:
• Assists the dentists during procedures, including seating patients, providing instruments, mixing materials, and charting examination and treatment results.
• Prepares patients for oral surgery and assists the surgeon during operative procedures by performing technical duties such as preparing surgical trays, setting up intravenous equipment, taking vital signs, removing sutures, and monitoring EKG equipment.
• Observes patients during surgical procedures, alert the surgeon to sudden changes in the patient’s condition, and administer emergency procedures as required.
• Ensures all instruments, supplies, and equipment are cleaned, sterilized, assembled and prepared for use.
• Assists in the preparation of cast models by preparing materials, taking impressions and pouring and trimming models.
• Takes, develops and processes intra and extra oral radiographs for diagnosis and treatment.
• Records treatment results on patient records, instruct patients in oral care and appliance use, and provide instructional materials as needed.
• Schedules and confirms appointments, manages patient records, handles paperwork, requisition supplies, and performs routine maintenance on instruments and equipment.
• Keeps track of patient balances and coordinates with dental reception for fee collection and inventory management.