Medicross: Dental Assistant Internships 2022
Medicross: Dental Assistant Internships 2022 has become available in Free State and Eastern Cape for suitably qualified applicants in possession of the below qualifications. If interested, see the below requirements. STREAK OF LUCK!
Netcare, for Medicross Medical Centre, invites applicants to apply for Dental Assistant Graduate / Internship Programme 2022.
Location: Bloemfontein, Free State & Westering and Cape Road, Eastern Cape – South Africa
Closing Date: 14 April 2022
The Dental Assistant is responsible to assist the Dentists in various capacities ranging from clinical assistance, dental-related administration as well as patient interaction across a wide spectrum.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Appointment Scheduling:
- Schedule appointments with Specialists and/or Theatre.
- Confirm appointments with the Dentist.
- Keep record of confirmation/cancellations.
- Liaise with medical schemes and patients regarding available limits and patient liable amounts pertaining to treatment.
Equipment Maintenance:
- Sterilise all instruments, according to protocol, ensuring infection control standards are maintained.
- Oil and clean handpieces 3x daily, according to protocol.
- Oil and clean electric handpieces after each patient.
- Fill, empty and clean developer and mixer bottles.
- Ensure chemistry is discarded as per Medical Waste Protocol.
- Clean and autoclave instruments.
- Ensure daily cleaning of the autoclave.
- Load and unload autoclave.
- Clean and reprocess equipment or instrumentation.
- Identify problems with equipment/instruments and advise applicable person to arrange for timeous repairs/acquisition thereof
Central Assistance:
- Assist the Dentist with passing correct instruments and materials/consumables used on patients on request timeously and accurately.
- Develop X-rays, if not using digital X-rays and load X-ray Digital Imaging plates for scanning where applicable.
- Mix materials with spatula as required,
- Conduct suctioning as required.
- Ensure materials and supplies are packed and accessible.
- Ensure and plan enough stock on hand in terms of materials/consumables to prevent shortages.
- Mix amalgam and/or mixable composites/cement etc. and place in the transfer tool/s to be handed to dentist.
- Prepare sterile trays; ensuring instruments have undergone sterilisation.
- Prepare non sterile trays
Customer Focus and Service Delivery:
- Ensure effective and formal communication.
- Ensure a professional environment at all times.
- Interact with patients in a friendly and comforting manner whilst preparing them for the dentist (i.e. placing bib, seating etc.) and with the exiting process out of the surgery after the procedure/s have been completed.
Education:
- Grade 12 or equivalent NQF 4 certificate
- Registered with HPCSA
- Higher Certificate in Dental Assisting essential
Work Experience:
- Computer literacy
- Not Applicable ( Internship)
How to Apply for Medicross: Dental Assistant Internships 2022
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