Dental Assistant

Job description / Role

- Assists Dental Doctors (in all levels) in the Dental/Maxillo-Facial Department during procedure performances.
- Maintains high-level and professional performance according to internal hospital standards.
- Receives professional and administrative direction from the senior staff member to ensure adherence to existing Hospital and Department policies.
- Works under full professional supervision by the supervising senior staff.
- Anticipates the Dentist’s needs and practices (four-handed dentistry) to provide efficient operative procedures for the patient or as assigned to a dental surgical operating team.
- Performs expanded duty procedures under the supervision of the dentist as required, the patient’s history; flags the chart to note significant history problems.
- Responsible for proper practice of infection control guidelines in all dental clinical areas.
- Prepares the necessary materials and sterilized instruments needed for the day.
- Responsible in recording all patient’s data accurately and promptly, indicating thereon the chief complaint, diagnosis, treatment and administered as done by the surgeon.
- Gives the maximum care to the patient for them to be confident and comfortable.

Requirements

- Education: Graduate of General Dentistry or Nursing with dental experience and further training preferred.
- Experience: Minimum two (2) years from a reputable hospital or healthcare facility.
- Knowledge/Skills: With broad knowledge in the assigned area of specialty and hospital management including policies, procedures, and standard medical practices applicable to area of specialization. Thorough knowledge of medical and professional ethics. Demonstrated knowledge of theoretical, clinical and technical aspects in both ambulatory and hospital setting.
- Equipment Operated: Diagnostic and medical equipment related to specialty.
- Licensure: Registered Dental Assistant / RN Dental Assistant as per DOH / DHA / MOH PQR eligibility
- Languages: Proficiency in English. Arabic is an added advantage.

About the Company

Ain Al Khaleej Hospital is established to provide world-class, specialized and superior healthcare complemented by a warm and personalized human touch to the growing population of Al Ain. The hospital is opened for patients since first quarter of 2012 as the Private Tertiary hospital under the auspices of the new Health Authority for Abu Dhabi (HAAD), using the new standards.

The hospital has been conceived as a world-class medical institution offering quality and affordable medical care and is equipped with the best and the most advanced facilities in treatment, equipment and diagnosis supported by the cutting-edge technology. It is manned by a team of renowned specialists and medical personnel offering all-round healthcare to their individual needs.

The advanced technology combined with all-round expertise ensures the best in diagnostic, curative as well as preventive aspects of healthcare. The hospital has an in-house 24 hours well-stocked outpatient and inpatient pharmacies manned by experienced pharmacists to take care of all in-patient and out-patient needs at any time of the day.