Languages
French
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Prepare patients for dental examinations
- Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions
- Train other dental laboratory assistants
- Cast gold or metal alloys for bridges and denture bases
- Order dental and office supplies
- Perform administrative functions for the dental laboratory
- Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
- Maintain and order supplies
- Mould wax over dentures set-up
- Perform reception and clerical duties
- Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
- Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
- Supervise students in training
- Prepare wax bite-blocks and impression trays
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Pack plastic material in moulds to form full or partial dentures
- Perform intra-oral duties
- Take and develop X-rays
- Record dental procedures performed on patients
- Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
- Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
Experience and specialization
Technical expertise (dental)
Area of specialization
- Orthodontic appliances
- Crowns and bridges
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Large workload
