Dental Assistant

• We have three exciting permanent part-time Dental Assistant positions available,
• Benefit from a 4-day work week—Monday to Thursday—providing you with more time for personal interests and promoting a healthy work-life balance.
• Competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience
• 11.5% super + salary packaging
• Your work will support Victorians better their oral health
   

It’s the people who make the difference at Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV).

DHSV is the leading public oral health agency in Victoria. Our aim is to improve the oral health of all Victorians, particularly vulnerable groups, and those most in need. We provide Victorians with quality oral health care through the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM) and work collaboratively with other sectors to deliver oral health promotion programs to benefit all Victorians.

About The Role

The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne has a rare opportunity for a Dental Assistant to join us to work in our Surgery and Oral Medicine Department.

This is a great opportunity to gain skills in Surgery and Oral Medicine Care and to work and learn from other highly experienced Dental Assistants and Coaches, with the support of our amazing Team Leader in Surgery and Oral Medicine.

You will get to work within a diverse organisation, and we recognise that our Dental Assistants are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and effective clinical care.

Key Responsibilities Include
 

• Clinical Chair-side assisting with a Dentist or Specialist on the ward.
• Providing oral health education and promotion to our patients.
• Preparing, maintaining, and managing the clinical environment, including equipment, materials, and instruments, in line with the treatment plan, to enhance efficient patient care.
   

About You
 

• 12+ months of experience working chair-side assisting.
• Experience as a Dental Assistant (Surgery and Theatre preferred),
• Certificate III in Dental Assisting or Certificate in Dental Nursing (Please note: Overseas trained dentists must have a qualification in Dental Assisting from an Australian RTO).
• Well-developed communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative.
   

Why work for DHSV?
 

• Work within an essential service being the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne.
• Work with a team with a wide range of skills and experiences.
• Patients who come from different cultures and social backgrounds.
• Access to salary packaging benefits.
• Fantastic Carlton location – great coffee and food right on your doorstep.
• Access to career development pathways.

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