Dental Assistant

• Permanent Part-time Dental Assistant opportunity.
• The benefit of working from Monday to Thursday—providing more time for personal interests and promoting a healthy work-life balance.
• Competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience.
• 11.5% super + salary packaging.

It's the people who make a difference at Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV).

About Dental Health Services Victoria: 

DHSV is the leading public oral health agency in Victoria. Our aim is to improve the oral health of all Victorians, particularly vulnerable groups, and those most in need. We provide Victorians with quality oral health care through The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM) and work collaboratively with other sectors to deliver oral health promotion programs to benefit all Victorians. Sounds like a place you want to be? 

About the role:

The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne has a rare opportunity for a Dental Assistant to join us to work in our Surgery and Oral Medicine Department.

This is a great opportunity to gain skills in Surgery and Oral Medicine Care and to work and learn from other highly experienced Dental Assistants and Coaches, with the support of our amazing Team Leader in Surgery and Oral Medicine.

You will get to work within a diverse organisation, and we recognise that our Dental Assistants are critical to the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and effective clinical care. 

Key Responsibilities Include: 

• Clinical Chair-side assisting with a Dentist or Specialist on the ward. 
• Providing oral health education and promotion to our patients. 
• Preparing, maintaining, and managing the clinical environment, including equipment, materials, and instruments, in line with the treatment plan, to enhance efficient patient care.  

 About you: 

• 12+ months of experience working chair-side assisting.
• Experience as a Dental Assistant (Surgery and Theatre preferred),
• Certificate III in Dental Assisting or Certificate in Dental Nursing (Please note: Overseas trained dentists must have a qualification in Dental Assisting from an Australian RTO). 
• Well-developed communication skills. 
• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative. 

Why work for DHSV? 

• Work within an essential service being the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne. 
• Work with a team with a wide range of skills and experiences.
• Patients who come from different cultures and social backgrounds.
• Access to salary packaging benefits.
• Fantastic Carlton location – great coffee and food right on your doorstep.
• Access to career development pathways

To see a full copy of the position description, please click here.

Discover why our team loves working here! Visit our website: The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne to learn more about our unique collaborative culture and the amazing benefits we offer.

We warmly invite you to apply today and take advantage of this great opportunity to join our team! To submit your application, please click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Pamela George at pamela.george@dhsv.org.au.

We will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period, so please send them through your application ASAP. Please note: We reserve the right to withdraw this job advertisement prior to the closing date once suitable candidates have been identified. 

Applications close: Friday 18th July 2025 at 11.59PM

We acknowledge that diversity increases our ability to transform and achieve better health outcomes therefore we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

DHSV is committed to child safety and wellbeing and has zero tolerance for child abuse and harm. We provide an inclusive and welcoming environment where cultural safety for children is promoted and practiced.

DHSV is a public health service and requires employees to be vaccinated in accordance with Department of Health policies or guidelines and/or public health orders issued by the government.