Responsibilities:
- Assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
- Preparing the work area for patient treatment by setting out instruments and materials
- Help dentists by handing them instruments during procedures
- Keep patients’ mouths dry by using suction hoses or other equipment
- Keep records of dental treatments
- Taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)
- Asking about the patient’s medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
- Serving as an infection control officer, developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment
- Helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
- Providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
- Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; (e.g., tooth brushing, flossing and nutritional counseling)
- Taking impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
- Performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer
- Helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and oral surgery
About Al Salam Hospital
Al Salam Hospital is one of the largest private hospitals in Saudi Arabia serving the Eastern Province and expanding on a total area of 100,000 SQM in a vast building that embraces 110 clinics and experienced professionals with emergency services around the clock.
We, the employees, physicians, and administrators of Al Salam Hospital, are committed to providing each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion that we would want for our loved ones. We hold ourselves accountable to high standards that are observable, measurable and apply to all departments and each role across our hospital.
Al Salam Hospital has grown to become one of the most advanced and comprehensive healthcare institutions in the region, and we are now home to 12 departments covering almost every segment of medicine, supported by more than 6 specialized centers offering various additional required services including for example but not limited to; physical therapy, obesity center, IVF unit, and dermatology and plastic surgery center.
