Apprenticeship as Dental Assistant

Your practical training takes place at the Center for Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine of the University Medicine Greifswald, while the theoretical training takes place at the Vocational School of the District of Vorpommern-Greifswald. During your apprenticeship with us you will learn, on the one hand, to take over and optimally plan administrative processes and procedures in the practice. You organize the practice operations together with experienced colleagues and document treatment procedures. In addition, you will support recording the services rendered for billing, controlling incoming payments and handling correspondence, e.g. with health insurance funds and laboratories. During practical assignments you will care for patients before, during and after treatment and will instruct them together with the dental assistants on oral hygiene and take on tasks such as prophylaxis or prosthetic and orthodontic assistance. Under the guidance of medical colleagues you will also learn to prepare fillings or impression materials for dental impressions and to take X-rays. Our experienced colleagues in dentistry will show you both in theoretical lessons and in practical assignments what matters in your work as a dental assistant and will support you intensively during your apprenticeship. The apprenticeship remuneration is according to the collective agreement TVA-L from 01 March 2027.

Take over and optimally plan administrative processes and procedures in the practice Organize practice operations together with experienced colleagues and document treatment procedures Support recording the services rendered for billing, controlling incoming payments and handling correspondence, e.g. with health insurance funds and laboratories Care for patients before, during and after treatment Instruct patients together with the dental assistants on oral hygiene Take on tasks such as prophylaxis or prosthetic and orthodontic assistance Prepare fillings or impression materials for dental impressions and take X-rays

Secondary school diploma (Realschulabschluss) or good high school diploma (Abitur) with good grades in science subjects If applicable, proof of recognition of the school diploma in Germany German skills at B2 level Team and communication skills and manual dexterity Medical fitness to practice the profession