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Dental Assistant | Bupa Dental Cairns

Cairns City, Australia

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Posted 08/01/2025 Job Number 44196 Full/Part Part Time Posting End Date 05/02/2025

Why Bupa?

  • Significant Bupa product and service discounts - up to 40% health insurance discount + much more.
  • Over 160 practices Australia wide - Move with us!
  • Growth opportunities such as our Future Leaders Program - accelerate your career with Bupa!
  • Part-time permanent position, 2-3 shifts per week.


About the Practice:
Our Bupa Dental Cairns practice is well known for its cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, implants and general dentistry. We are a solid, stable team looking for an experienced Dental Assistant as we prepare for a significant growth in customer volumes. Team dynamic is incredibly important to us in our 3-chair practice. You can find out more about our practice here.  
The Opportunity:
We have a versatile, exciting and rewarding opportunity at our Cairns, QLD practice available for a Dental Assistant seeking permanent part-time work: 

  • Modern dental practice with 3 chairs running a wide range of dental treatments
  • Friendly, fun and dedicated team
  • Convenient central location on Spence Street.
  • Maintain our amazing customer and team culture - providing continued excellent customer service to our patients
  • Prepare patients & facilities for dental treatment
  • Deliver quality chairside assistance to our Dentists
  • Treatment coordination 
  • Provide instrument sterilisation
  • Maintain infection control standards and procedures


 You'll be:

  • Ideally 6+ years’ experience working in Australia as a Dental Assistant
  • Certificate III or IV in Dental Assisting highly regarded however not essential
  • You're a motivated self-starter, this is a fast paced and dynamic role
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  • Passionate about customer service and patient care
  • Organised with attention to detail
  • Ability to build rapport with patients, in a cheerful, light-hearted manner

Apply now, we'll be interviewing as soon as applications are received!

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