Dental Assistant

About Coastal Dental Care

Coastal Dental Care is a network of modern, community-focused dental practices across the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales. As your local family practice, we’re focused on providing high-quality, patient-centred care in a welcoming environment for our patients and our teams alike.

Our Cabarita Beach practice is part of a close, coastal community, and our team takes real pride in looking after the people who live and work here.

About the role

We’re looking for two experienced Dental Assistants to join our Cabarita Beach practice: one full-time, one casual.

The full-time role works 38 hours across four days, supporting our dentists chairside across preventative, restorative and surgical procedures for patients of all ages.

The casual role covers every Saturday, plus one to two weekdays depending on what the practice needs that week.

Both roles suit someone with solid dental assisting experience who enjoys working closely with patients as part of a close-knit clinical team.

What you’ll be doing

• Assisting chairside during preventative, restorative and surgical procedures
• Preparing treatment rooms, instruments and materials for each patient
• Sterilising instruments and maintaining infection control standards throughout the practice
• Keeping treatment rooms and clinical areas clean, organised and well stocked
• Welcoming, comforting and supporting patients throughout their visit
• Assisting with basic administrative or reception tasks as required

What we’re looking for

Essential

• 2+ years’ experience in a dental assisting role, including chairside support
• Strong knowledge of infection control and sterilisation processes
• A caring, professional and patient-focused approach
• Strong attention to detail and reliability

Preferred

• Certificate III in Dental Assisting
• Familiarity with Dental for Windows (D4W) software

Why join us?

• Above-award pay for both full-time and casual roles
• Dental care discounts for you and your family
• Access to the Employment Hero perks platform: cashback, gift cards, novated leasing and more
• Ongoing training, PD days and career pathways across our growing network of practices
• A genuinely supportive, close-knit team culture
• EAP Assist, confidential wellbeing support whenever you need it

How to apply

Let us know in your application whether you’re after the full-time role, the casual role, or happy to be considered for either. Hit Apply to send through your application.

Want to know more first? Email talent@coastaldentalcare.com.au, we’re always happy to chat.