Dental Assistants/Receptionists

****Please DO NOT apply unless you have at least 6 months practical experience working as a Dental Assistant OR Dental Receptionist AND you are already living in New Zealand (or arriving soon) AND have permission to work here.

ABOUT DENTAL PERSONNEL**** Dental Personnel is NZ's leading dental temping and employment agency. We also happen to be the friendliest, highest paying, busiest, largest and oldest, having served the New Zealand dental community since

Our excellent reputation ensures we're the 'preferred supplier' for over 245 dental practices throughout New Zealand who always make us their first call when they need a casual temp or new permanent team member.

ABOUT THE ROLES - Temp Dental Assistants &/or Dental Receptionists

Registering to work with Dental Personnel as a temp dental assistant and/or dental receptionist means you become part of the most highly respected and sought after dental temp team in New Zealand. We do everything possible to ensure you are well-supported, and looked after like family.

We provide a very large number of private practices and public dental units  with temporary staff (dental assistants or receptionists) to cover staff absences or shortages.

Our client practices understand temps will likely need some guidance with the many different workplaces, however, the key to a great dental temp is the ability to 'hit the ground running' and quickly integrate with each client's team.

So whether you're between jobs, on Uni holidays, or just looking for more work/life balance and flexibility, why not contact us for a confidential chat? Please also remember that you CAN be registered for temp work with more than one agency

Key responsibilities include:

• Welcoming patients
• Providing excellent patient care, including kind and empathetic support with their dental procedure
• Working chairside with the dentist (or OHT) during dental procedures
• Undertaking Sterilisation Room responsibilities and ensuring infection control protocols are always followed
• Reception duties (if required), answering phones, processing bookings, completing patient callbacks, taking and processing payments etc.

BENEFITS

• Industry best total hourly rates of $26.00 to $34.00 (incl. casual holiday pay)
• Complete flexibility of days/hours you wish to work
• Assistance with fuel and/or parking costs for some assignments
• Shifts available across the region, and NZ wide
• Temp of the Month Award and Bonus
• Up to $500 Refer-a-Friend payment
• Excellent assistance in gaining work in other NZ regions as well as Australia and UK through extensive networks
• Free or discounted uniform
• Work from as little as 1 day a month to full time
• Opportunities to move from temp to permanent
• Pay reviews annually
• Coaching and support to help securing a permanent role (if/when required)

SKILLS and EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 6 months practical experience as a Dental Assistant or Dental Receptionist in New Zealand, Australia, UK, Canada, or USA
• Skills and experience necessary to provide quality chairside assisting to dental practitioners for all/most common dental procedures
• Dental qualifications (preferred but not mandatory)
• Excellent knowledge of Infection Control and Sterilisation protocols
• Willingness to be available on agreed days and/or on-call
• Reliable, punctual, and communicative
• Positive attitude and friendly personality
• Ability to work across a variety of different dental practices
• Experience with EXACT or Titanium Dental software preferred
• Suitable transport options

HOW TO APPLY

If this sounds like you then we want to hear from you ASAP Simply click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts. Please be sure to include your updated CV (including address and contact details), a brief Cover Letter, and complete any screening questions. We will contact you within a few days if you are shortlisted to join our team.

If you would like to learn more about these opportunities, please reach out to Anna on for a confidential chat or email her at 

THE FINAL WORD

No agency works harder or more passionately for their temps than Dental Personnel. We will always do our absolute best to help our candidates in any way possible, and with 34 years' experience, we almost always can

Finally, if this opportunity doesn't sound like you but you are working in (or have experience working in) the dental industry, we suggest you reach out to us anyway.  As New Zealand's premier dental recruitment and temp agency, we're confident we help you with free advice, or taking the next step in your dental career ... regardless of what that step is  It costs nothing and so you have absolutely nothing to lose