Location - This role is in-person at High Level/La Crete, Alberta.
This position will working in both High Level and La Crete Alberta providing chairside intra-oral dental assisting to undergraduate dental and dental hygiene students and instructors within the scope of practice for a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA). The RDA mentors dental and dental hygiene students on intra-oral skills during the delivery of dental treatment and is required to anticipate student needs for assistance.
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is one of the world’s top academic health science centres. With 21 departments, multiple research institutes and centres, and a focus on excellence in education, research, and clinical care, the faculty trains outstanding medical and dental professionals and drives global health innovation in collaboration with partners across sectors.
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Provides and demonstrates 4-handed chair-side intra-oral assistance to undergraduate DDS students, DH students and instructors
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Assists students and instructors with the patient treatment process
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Assists with treatment preparation and anticipates students’ need for assistance
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Provides information on materials and equipment and provides guidance on proper usage
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Performs suction, irrigation and retraction during patient treatment within the oral cavity
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Prepares dental clinic for daily operations – cleans, disinfects, organizes and maintains all dental units
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Prepares dental materials, supplies and sterilized instruments for clinical use
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Decontaminates, sorts, inspects and sterilizes all instruments, trays and equipment as per CSA, OSAP and AHS guidelines for infection control and sterilization
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Demonstrates and provides guidance to students on taking and exposing x-rays, both intraoral and panoramic
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Demonstrates and provides support to students in the application of pit and fissure sealants
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Monitors and maintains inventory of all dental materials/instrumentation/equipment to ensure adequate supplies for clinical operations
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Ensures that IPC protocols and procedures are followed in the clinic operations
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Disinfects and cleans dental operatory units, counters and other dental equipment
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Mentors students and instructors to minimize infection control violations and responds to infection control violations
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Utilizes EHS protocols/procedures such as WHIMIS and chemical spills guidelines as required
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Responsible for ensuring that the biohazards processes and ‘sharps’ collection are maintained and disposed of correctly
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Responsible for patient laboratory prescriptions, packaging, sending and receiving cases from commercial laboratories
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Picks up and delivers students, instructors and residents to and from the clinic/residence
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Reports all clinical operation issues to the Dental Outreach Coordinator
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Diploma/Certificate from an accredited Dental Assisting Program or NDAEB Certification
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Current registration with CADA, CDAA along with a local association license
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Current CPR: Health Care Provider Level C certification; WHIMS
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Two years of previous RDA experience
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This position is subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the Governors of the University of Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package.
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