Dental Chair Assistant Grade 1
PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: MPUMALANGA
Overview
The incumbent should have knowledge of dental assisting including infection prevention and control, chair side assisting, maintaining of equipment, stock control, knowledge of dental materials and instruments and conducting inventory. The person will work in the dental surgery in the hospital and perform administrative duties including compiling statistics, registering patients, answering of the telephone, filing of patient cards, ordering of materials, giving appointments to patients.
Requirements
- Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a 286 Dental Assistant (2026)
- Ability to work under pressure, organizational skills, good communication skills, self -motivated and goal orientated
Responsibilities
- The incumbent should have knowledge of dental assisting including infection prevention and control, chair side assisting, maintaining of equipment, stock control, knowledge of dental materials and instruments and conducting inventory
- The person will work in the dental surgery in the hospital and perform administrative duties including compiling statistics, registering patients, answering of the telephone, filing of patient cards, ordering of materials, giving appointments to patients
- Assist Clinicians wit h the oral health procedures
- Preparation of instruments and dental material for the dental procedures
- Cleaning and sterilization of instruments
- Ordering of consumables as needed
- Do inventory of dental instruments
- Perform administrative duties
- Adhere to the Health Care Waste Management Legislation and principle
- The person should have good communication skills and good interpersonal relations
How to apply
Applications must be submitted online through the link: https://erecruitment.mpg.gov.za
Enquiries
Mr. Emmanuel Makokoropo Tel No: (013) 766 3384 / Ms. Gugu Nkosi Tel No: (013) 766 3103 / Ms. Sebenzile Mthisi Tel No: (013) 766 3339, Mr. Mxolisi Maseko Tel No: (013) 766 3351, Mr. Samson Nyoni Tel No: (013) 766 3087 and IT related queries: Help desk Tel No: (013) 766 3018. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT The Department of Social Development is an equal opportunity employer. In the filling of vacant posts, the objectives of section 195 (1)(i) of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996, the Employment Equity imperatives as defined by the Employment Equity Act , 1998 (Act55) of 1998) and the relevant Human Resources policies of the Department will be taken into consideration and preference will be given to Youth, Woman and Persons with Disabilities
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