簡介 Intro

牙科助理在牙科治療過程中協助牙醫，牙齒衛生員檢查和治療患者，並執行文書工作。牙科助理在牙醫診所，社區衛生服務中心，診所和教育機構工作。

Dental assistants assist dentists, dental hygienists and dental therapists during the examination and treatment of patients and perform clerical functions. Dental assistants work in dentists’ offices, community health centres, clinics and in educational institutions.

在一些省份，有兩個層級的牙科助理：I級 – 跟診助理和II級 – 口腔助理。經過接受教育，培訓和獲得執照，有可能從I級晉升到II級。
In some provinces there are two levels of dental assistants: Level I – chair-side assistant and Level II – intra-oral assistant. Progression from Level I to Level II is possible with education, training and licensure.

主要職責 Main Duties

為患者牙齒檢查做準備，檢查期間協助牙醫工作
Prepare patients for dental examination and assist the dentist during the examination
消毒和維護儀器和設備
Sterilize and maintain instruments and equipment
準備牙科器械和填充材料
Prepare dental instruments and filling materials
使用X射線治療
take and develop X-ray
採集診斷脫落牙齒的初步印跡
Take preliminary impressions for diagnostic casts
製造和放置臨時冠及修復物
Fabricate and place temporary crowns and restorations
指導患者口腔衛生
Educate patients concerning oral hygiene
為患者開具牙科服務發票
Invoice patients for dental services
安排病人預約並記錄執行的牙科程序
Schedule patient appointments and record dental procedures performed
訂購牙科和辦公用品
Order dental and office supplies
可以執行口腔內職責，例如去除縫線，並記錄生命體徵，應用脫敏劑，局部麻醉劑，防齲劑，應用和刪除橡膠障礙。
May perform intra-oral duties such as remove sutures, take and record vital signs, apply desensitizing agents, topical anaesthetic, anticariogenic agents and apply and remove rubber dams.

任職要求 Employment Requirements

完成為期8個月至一年的大學或其他牙科援助課程
Completion of an eight-month to one-year college or other program in dental assistance
或必需完成中職培訓。
Completion of secondary school with on-the-job training is required.
在所有省份進行口腔內的職責都必須具備執照。在魁北克省，口腔職務並非由牙醫助理執行。
Licensing is required to perform intra-oral duties in all provinces. In Quebec, intra-oral duties are not performed by dental assistants.

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