DENTAL CHAIR ASSISTANT GRADE 1

Department of Health

Reference number: MPDOH/JULY/26/1108
Salary: R225 777 - R258 156 per annum
Centre: Amajuba Memorial Hospital (Gert Sibande District)
Province: Mpumalanga
Closing date: 31 July 2026
Circular: No 25 of 2026

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Requirements

Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dental Assistant (2025). 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 sterilization 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.

Where to send your application

Directions for Applications: All applications must be submitted through the provincial e-recruitment portal at https://erecruitment.mpg.gov.za Applicants are required to register/create a profile and upload all mandatory documents on the portal to apply for these opportunities.

Enquiries

Mr. Emmanuel Makokoropo Tel No: (013) 766 3384 / Ms. Gugu Nkosi Tel No: (013) 766 3103 / Ms. Sebenzile Mthisi Tel No: (013) 766 3339, Mr. Mxolisi Maseko Tel No: (013) 766 3351, Mr. Samson Nyoni Tel No: (013) 766 3087 and IT related queries: Help desk Tel No: (013) 766 3018.

Note

Please note the following: Only shortlisted candidates will be requested to submit certified copies of qualifications, a valid driver's licence, and ID on the day of the interview. Communication regarding requirements for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates. All appointments will be subjected to a personnel suitability check process, not limited to the following: (criminal record, credit record, qualification verification, citizenship, employment reference, and social media). It is the applicant's responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. All Middle Management Services (MMS) and SMS positions will be subjected to a compulsory competency-based assessment. Successful candidates will be required to enter into a performance contract within three (03) months of employment. Applications received after the closing date or those that do not comply with the requirements indicated above will not be considered. No facsimile, post, or hand-delivered applications will be accepted. Only applications submitted via the e-recruitment system will be accepted. The Provincial Treasury reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the advertised posts. If you have not been contacted within three (03) months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. However, should there be any dissatisfaction, applicants are hereby advised to, within 90 days, seek reasons for the above administrative action in terms of section 5 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000).

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 25 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 17 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 30 July 2026.

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