Dental Chair Assistant Grade 1

About the role

The Department of Health (Mpumalanga) is hiring 2 Dental Chair Assistant Grade 1 posts, based in Emalahleni Sub-district and Victor Khanye Sub-district (Nkangala District). This is a permanent post, paying R225,777 – R258,156 a year. How to apply: Departmental Online Application System: www.mpuhealth.gov.za Reference number to quote: MPDOH/OCT/26/1654 Closing date: 30 October 2026 Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.