Dental Nurse/receptionist

Description:

Dental nurses prepare patients for, and assist with, dental examinations, prepare and sterilize instruments and maintain case records.

Entry requirements of this job:

Entry is most common with GCSEs/S grades. Training is available both off- and on-the-job. Most entrants work towards the National Certificate for Dental Nurses.

Tasks required by this job include:

prepares patient for examination;

prepares and sterilizes instruments and follows guidelines to maintain sterile conditions within the surgery;

hands required equipment and medication to dentist during examination;

assists with minor treatment, such as preparing materials for fillings;

removes water and saliva from patient's mouth during treatment;

maintains records, processes and mounts x-ray films and undertakes reception duties.