Application for Senior Dental Assistant in Oral Medicine and Job Description

The applicant is presenting their credentials for a Dental Assistant and Receptionist position, emphasizing their extensive educational background and work history in Health Services. They highlight skills such as holistic dental industry experience, efficient administrative practices, ability to handle high-pressure situations calmly, understanding of best practice dental assisting and industry legislation, and experience collaborating with clinicians. They also mention strong time management, passion for effective workflows, patient engagement, conflict resolution, and knowledge of WHS and infection control. The applicant is currently qualified, accredited, and seeking a challenging role to build upon their clinical and leadership skills.

The job description outlines a temporary Senior Dental Assistant position in Oral Medicine for two weeks, from June 29th to July 10th, 2026. This role, reporting to the team leader, includes a higher duties allowance. Key responsibilities include coordinating the Dental Assistant Team, managing emerging issues, acting as an escalation point, ensuring effective team utilization while performing dental assisting duties, following up on histology results, handling patient inquiries related to Oral Medicine, assisting the Head of Unit and Consultants, and ensuring timely delivery of laboratory requests.