Dental Surgery Assistant – Alexandra Hospital (Contract) job in Queenstown at RMA Consultants Pte Ltd

Our Client is the first Integrated General Hospital in Singapore providing holistic and seamless care from acute, sub-acute to rehabilitative settings.

Patient Management and Dental Assisting duties

•        Greet and prepare patient for dental treatment

•        Help patient feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment

•        Maintain patient medical and treatment records and dentists' listing to ensure smooth flow of

•        patients

•        Assist in providing patient care information and instructions prescribed by Dentist to patient e.g. Post op instructions, oral hygiene instructions

•        Responsible to prepare and setup instrument trays and materials required ready for dental procedures

•        Assist dentist during dental procedures, providing proper instruments and assistance to facilitate patient care

•        Assist in taking and developing dental diagnostic x-rays

•        Assist dentist in management of medical and dental emergencies.

Equipment, Materials and Instruments Management

•        Check and disinfect used instruments in the clinic

•        Check, pack and sterilize instruments/ instrument sets in the department

•        Ensure timeliness and constant availability of sterile instruments / instrument sets for daily use in the department

•        Ensure proper disinfection and maintenance of dental chairs, equipment, working surfaces and instruments

•        Report incidences like malfunction, defects or loss of instruments and equipment promptly

•        Ensure proper inventory and storage of all instruments and supplies in accordance to first in,

•        first out (FIFO) principle

Others

•        Maintain good grooming standards required by the hospital

•        Assist in clinic operations, like appointment booking, answering telephone calls, billing and ordering of supplies.

•       Ensure tidiness and cleanliness of the clinic and to perform daily housekeeping and 5'S

•        Support Emergency Planning activities eg Civil Emergency, Pandemic Outbreak, etc.

•        Actively participate in process improvement projects to streamline workflow and enhance productivity eg Kaizen, WOW initiatives etc

•        To participate in corporate events, whenever necessary eg Outreach programmes etc

•        Undertake any assignments or projects when assigned by the Supervisor / Executive / Manager