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Dental Assistant
Employer
Dental at the MetDate Posted
February 24, 2025Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $45,240.00 annually
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Work Hours 30 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Apr 20, 2025
Employer
Dental at the Met
Languages
English
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Take and develop X-rays
- Record dental procedures performed on patients
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Registration with provincial or territorial authorities
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to record dental procedures performed, order dental and office supplies, prepare dental instruments and filling materials, and to invoice patients; and in taking preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
- SOCIAL
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Interest in assisting dentists in patient care and treatment; and in educating patients concerning oral hygiene
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating equipment to sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment; in taking and developing X-rays, polishing teeth and clinical crowns and applying fluoride and sealant, and to fabricating temporary crowns and restorations
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
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