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Registered Dental Assistant

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Providing dental support

Registered dental assistants provide support and assistance to dentists. Before treatment, dental assistants receive and prepare patients, as well as make sure dental instruments and materials are arranged and prepared. During dental procedures, they provide chair-side assistance to the dentist and perform intra-oral procedures.

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Compensation

$31.13 - $38.98 per hour

Other benefits

Union

Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA)

Education

Dental assistant certificate

Registration

College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA)

Duties

  • Ensure that the dental area is clean, dental instruments are sterilized and equipment is regularly maintained
  • Prepare patients for dental work
  • Assist with developing and exposing x-ray film and digital images
  • Construct custom fluoride trays and appliances, and prepare filling materials and dental impressions
  • May also perform administrative duties such as billing and preauthorizing insurance claims

Make a Difference

  • Welcome patients and put them at ease for their dental appointment
  • Help ensure dental appointments run smoothly
  • Provide oral health education to patients, healthcare professionals, students and other community groups
  • Help train, orient, and support volunteers and new staff

Work Collaboratively

  • Work as part of an interdisciplinary oral health or holistic healthcare team, including other dental assistants, dental hygienists, dentists, and other health professionals
  • Work in a variety of healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics, and community health centres

Grow Your Career

  • Teach/train other health professionals
  • Healthcare leadership and management
  • Health system administration

Additional Information

To learn more about a career as a dental assistant in our province visit Alberta Learning Information Services (ALIS).