Dental Nurse Assistant

A Dental Nurse, or Dental Hygienist support Dentists in all aspects of the dental care of patients. Their primary duties include educating patients in the care of teeth, providing treatments to prevent oral problems and offering dietary advice for oral hygiene.

Dental Nurse duties and responsibilities

The role of a Dental Nurse covers both health and clinical promotion responsibilities. Their main duties and responsibilities include:

• Providing oral health education to patients
• Using a variety of dental instruments to scale, polish and clean teeth
• Removing plaque and applying treatments to remove or reduce decay
• Ensuring that dental tools and instruments are sterilised appropriately
• Taking radiographs and impressions of teeth and giving local anaesthetic under the Dentist’s supervision
• Applying temporary sealants and coatings to protect teeth
• Collecting dental and medical histories and maintaining health records of patients
• Working to a professional code of ethics and keeping up to date with recent developments within the industry
• Dental Nurse skills and qualifications

A successful Dental Nurse candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that typically include:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective motivation and listening skills
• Interest in helping people
• Steady hands and good eyesight for performing precise dental work
• Confidence in handling various types of dental equipment
• The ability to work well independently, as well as in a team
• Compassion and empathy while interacting with patients
• The ability to maintain concentration for long periods of time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From AED4,000.00 per month