Dental Assistant in American Hospital Dubai

GENERAL

• Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process.
• Ensures clinical competencies as well as life support courses are up to date.
• Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects.
• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic).
• Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting etc.).
• Participates in ongoing educational activities.
• Maintains mandatory educational requirements.
• Performs additional duties when required.

SPECIFIC

• Serves as dentist’s chair side assistant during dental procedures.
• Prepares and maintains dental instruments, treatment, supplies and equipment.
• Books patient for appointment, procedure, or treatment according to treatment plan.
• Follows up on patients’ diagnostic tests and coordinates with the dentist to inform patients about their results, and treatment, or if a follow-up is needed with the dentist.

• Qualification of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), or Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) or
• Diploma in Dental Assistant/Dental Nursing/Hygienist or
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (minimum of three (3) years full-time course duration) or
• Degree in Nursing (minimum two (2) years course duration) and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia
• For UAE nationals graduates of UAE or non-UAE universities are exempted from the experience and clinical training requirements for the applied title. (UAE National must submit a copy of their birth certificate and the mother’s family book)
• Non-UAE national graduates from UAE universities are required to successfully complete six (6) months of clinical training post-graduation in an APS health facility (except for Registered and assistant Nurse titles)
• Must hold a valid License/Registration to practice in their home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable)
• Must hold a minimum of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of four (4) years of nursing care/dental experience or Dental Assistant 
• Previous experience in a Private Healthcare institute is an asset
• Knowledge of dental assisting techniques and procedures for all phases of general dentistry
• Ability to prioritize tasks ensuring effective functioning of the area
• Skills in assessment of patient and family’s physical and psychological needs
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs

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