Dental Chair Assistant Grade 1

Requirements

Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dental Assistant (2026). Ability to work under pressure, organizational skills, good communication skills, self-motivated and goal orientated.

Key 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 with the oral health procedures. Preparation of instruments and dental material for the dental procedures. Cleaning and sterilisation 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

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Notes

A recent comprehensive CV, and contactable references (telephone numbers and email addresses must be indicated). (Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents; on or before the day of the interviews). Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise and interview. Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity. All shortlisted 171 candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. The successful candidate will be expected to enter into an employment contract and a performance agreement within 3 months of appointment, as well as completing a financial disclosure interests’ declaration form within one month of appointment and annually thereafter. Faxed or emailed applications will not be considered. Failure to comply with the above instructions will result in your application being disqualified. The Department is committed to provide equal opportunities and practice affirmative action employment. It is our intention to promote representability in terms of race, gender, and disability when filling the vacant positions. Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Department reserves the right to fill or not to fill any advertised posts. MANAGEMENT ECHELON