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• Western Bay of Plenty team, Casual Positions available
• You have an important role to play in the service delivery time for best oral health outcomes and dental experience for children / tamariki / youth / rangatahi

Dental Assistants

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About The Role

As a Dental Assistant, you will support the Dental Therapist / Oral Health Therapist's day in chairside clinical assistance, patient records system, infection prevention and control and sterilisation processes and clinical administration. You will be supporting the patient through their dental experience. Our priority is to ensure our therapist staff are supported by an assistant which may require relocation from time to time.

Our services are open Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm.

This is an as and when required position to cover planned and unplanned leave and staff working in theatre sessions.

About the Team / Service / Location

Our Western Bay of Plenty team of 28 Dental Therapists / Oral Health Therapists and 25 Dental Assistants provide a dental service for children aged from 0 to 12 years (Year 8). Our service comprises of 3x two chairs clinics based in Te Puke Intermediate, Arataki and Te kura o Maarawaewae (Greerton) Primary schools and 2x three chair clinics based at Otumoetai Primary and Tauranga Intermediate schools. We also have a fleet of four double surgery and six single chair Mobile Dental Units that service the area from Katikati to Matata.

About You

The ideal candidate will :

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities

How To Apply

To view the position description and / or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11 : 59pm on 1 September 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

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Full-time

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Health Care Provider

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Hospitals and Health Care

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