Dental Assistant Grade 2 (Supervisor) at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Grade 12 with a national certificate in dental assisting or equivalent qualification with prior experience. Registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dental Assistant and proof of current registration. A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as a dental assistant after obtaining appropriate qualification or prescribed in service training that allows for the required registration with HPCSA and experience in dental assisting supervisory role. Experience in academic environment. Able to perform routine dental assisting tasks. Good communication skills. Organizational skills, computer literacy and knowledge of DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT. Ability to work in a team and under pressure. The incumbent must be self-motivated, and goal orientated.

Duties :

• Provision of satisfactory client service. Ensure organisation and maintenance of administrative duties and record keeping including staff rosters. Practice and maintain infection control standards. Ensure and maintain general clinical ward activities. Adherence to quality assurance standards. Ordering of consumables as needed. Do inventory of dental instruments. Adhere to the health care waste management. Monitoring and management of dental assistant duties of all HR requirements and related duties. Participate in student teaching and training in the clinical environment. Orientation of student on the standard operating procedure in the clinical areas.