Profile
Dental assistant registered with the HPCSA, with four years in a general dental practice. Assists chairside with fillings, extractions and root canal treatment, keeps the surgery sterile and helps patients feel at ease.
Experience bullets
- Assisted the dentist chairside with about 20 patients a day, preparing instruments and materials for each procedure.
- Ran sterilisation and infection-control procedures, including autoclave checks and records, with no findings at inspections.
- Processed dental radiographs and prepared patients and equipment for X-rays.
- Managed bookings, recalls and medical aid claims when the practice was short-staffed.
Skills
HPCSA registeredChairside assistingInfection controlSterilisationRadiograph processingPatient careAppointment bookingsMedical aid claims
Start with your dental assisting qualification and HPCSA registration. Practices care most about infection control and how you look after nervous patients, so give examples of both.