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Dental Assistant | Bupa Dental South Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

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Posted 06/01/2025 Job Number 44508 Full/Part Full Time Posting End Date 03/02/2025

A career with us at Bupa Dental South Melbourne is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our customers and community. Our purpose, helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives, is what inspires us. It's a promise to our customers to change lives for the better. Our people are at the heart of this. 

There’s nothing like showing up to work and feeling at home. That’s why the practice puts so much effort into creating a truly supportive work environment. What’s more, if you have the ambition and the potential, we’ll give you the opportunity to progress into a variety of other roles such as, Clinical coordinator, practice manager etc, via our Future Leaders Program.

About the opportunity:

  • This full-time role requires our successful candidate to work a 4-day week and 9.5-hour days; Saturdays are required. 
  • We are conveniently located on Albert Road where we have free onsite parking and are just a 6-minute walk from the tram stop on Toorak Rd/St Kilda Rd.

To learn more about our beautiful Dental Practice visit:Dentist Melbourne - Trusted Local Dentist | Bupa Dental

The Heart of the Role:

  • Develop and maintain positive relationships by providing excellent customer service to our patients
  • Prepare patients & facilities for dental treatment
  • Deliver quality chairside assistance to our Dentists
  • Provide instrument sterilisation and infection control solutions
  • Maintain and implement infection control standards and procedures
  • Patient care from entry to the surgery and recall management

What you'll bring:

  • Experience working at a local Australian Dental practice highly regarded but not essential
  • Passionate about customer service / patient care
  • Organised with attention to detail
  • A proven track record of punctuality and reliability
  • Ability to build rapport with patients, in a cheerful, light-hearted manner

Benefits of joining Bupa Dental Care:

  • Reward and recognition programs
  • Growth opportunities such as our Future Leaders Program - accelerate your career with Bupa!
  • Paid parental leave and standard leave entitlements
  • Networking opportunities across the business and with peers – over 140 practices Australia wide!
  • Significant Bupa product and service discounts - up to 40% health insurance discount!

Bupa is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring equality in recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of staff and that no-one is disadvantaged based on their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. For more information about a career in dental please visit- Dental Career Opportunities (bupa.com.au)

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

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