Reference number: MPDOH/OCT/26/1654
Salary: R225 777 - R258 156 per annum
Centre: Emalahleni Sub-district and Victor Khanye Sub-district (Nkangala District)
Requirements
Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Dental Assistant (2026).
Ability to work under pressure, organizational skills, good communication skills, self-motivated and goal orientated
Duties
The incumbent should have knowledge of dental assisting including infection prevention and control, chair side assisting, maintaining of equipment, stock
control, knowledge of dental materials and instruments and conducting inventory.
The person will work in the dental surgery in the hospital and perform administrative duties including compiling statistics, registering patients,
answering of the telephone, filing of patient cards, ordering of materials, giving appointments to patients.
Assist Clinicians with the oral health procedures.
Preparation of instruments and dental material for the dental procedures.
Cleaning and sterilisation of instruments.
Ordering of consumables as needed.
Do inventory of dental instruments.
Perform administrative duties.
Adhere to the Health Care Waste Management Legislation and principle.
The person should have good communication skills and good interpersonal relations.
Enquiries
Ms. Gugu Nkosi Tel No: (013) 766 3103 / Mr. Mxolisi Maseko Tel No: (013) 766
3351, Mr. Samson Nyoni Tel No: (013) 766 3087, Ms. Samukelisiwe Mgwenya
Tel No: (013) 766 3540 and IT related queries: Help desk Tel No: (013) 766
3018.
Applications
Applications must be submitted online through the Provincial e-Recruitment
Portal at https://erecruitment.mpg.gov.za Applicants are required to register
and create a profile on the system before submitting their applications. A
comprehensive, recently updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) including three (3)
contactable references and all mandatory documents must be uploaded on the
portal to apply for these opportunities. No manual, emailed or faxed
applications will be accepted.