Dental Assistant Grade 1 (X5 POSTS)

What you will need

• Qualifications and Competencies: A National Senior Certificate/ Grade 12/Matric Certificate plus an appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as a Dental Assistant.
• Completion of an accredited Higher Certificate in Dental Assisting (NQF Level 5).
• Current registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Dental Assistant.
• Knowledge And Skills: Understanding tooth numbering systems, oral structures, and dental terminology for clear communication with the clinical teams.
• Knowledge of regulatory and safety standards [such as CDC and OSHA guidelines], proper personal protective equipment (PPE) use, and Cross – contamination prevention.
• Understanding patient medical histories, medications, billing codes, and insurance claims processing.
• Chairside assisting sterilization and instrument management.
• Diagnostic imaging.
• Patient data and Records maintenance, Computer literacy, Communication and Patient education, Empathy and Compassion, organisation, Time management, Attention to detail, Teamwork and Adaptability.

Professional registration

Qualifications and Competencies: A National Senior Certificate/ Grade 12/Matric Certificate plus an appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as a Dental Assistant. Current registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Dental Assistant.

Skills and competencies

• Qualifications and Competencies: A National Senior Certificate/ Grade 12/Matric Certificate plus an appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as a Dental Assistant.
• Knowledge And Skills: Understanding tooth numbering systems, oral structures, and dental terminology for clear communication with the clinical teams.

Key responsibilities

• Render Assistance during procedures.
• Patient comfort care, Sterilise equipment.
• Render administrative tasks (Front office).
• ENQUIRES : General enquiries about the advertised posts should be directed to Ms Hlokoa RE Tel No: (015) 293 6406, Ms Mompei MM Tel No: (015) 293 6126 / Ms Sebake RL Tel No: (015) 293 6426, Ms Sebola MF Tel No: (015) 293 6002 and Ms Mothiba JT Tel No: (015) 293 6329 during office hours.

Additional details

• Grade: Provincial