DENTAL ASSISTANT

Job description

Job ID: 62936 Job Category: Health Services: Division & Section: Public Health, Strategy & Clinical Services Work Location: Supporting Mobile Team, Base 45 Overlea Blvd Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary (12 months) Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $34.53 - $37.68, TF0158, Wage Grade 7 Shift Information: 35 per week, Monday to Friday 35 hours per week Affiliation: L79 Full-time: Number of Positions: 2 (two): Posting Period: 25-March-2026 - 10-April-2026: Major Responsibilities: - Sets up and closes the dental operatory daily - Establishes temporary dental clinics by locating, setting up, operating, taking down and loading portable equipment - Assists with mobile or school screening team, helping to set up, take down and load portable equipment - Prepares solutions for use in clinic, i.e. cold sterilizing solutions, hypochlorite solution, cleaning agents cleans and sterilizes instruments and disinfects working area after each patient as per IPAC guidelines. Cleans and maintains dental equipment - Assists dentist or dental hygienist in clinical duties at chairside, such as handing instruments, mixing dental materials, applying suction, activating x-ray machine and helping with pati...