Senior Dental Assistant (Full-Time) | Adawn Dental Studio

Full-Time | Clinical Care with Heart: a Long-Term Career in Dental Assisting

Adawn is growing. As one of Melbourne’s most patient-focused and values-led dental studios, we’re proud to offer advanced care, warm experiences, and naturally beautiful outcomes.

With a 110-year legacy, a thriving patient base, a kind and committed team, and a Principal Dentist recognised as one of Australia’s Top 100 Doctors, now is the perfect time to join us as a Senior Dental Assistant and build a career filled with purpose, growth, and meaning. And we do mean a career. This is a long-term leadership role within our clinical team, and we’re looking for someone who wants to build something here and help others grow along the way.

Our Purpose

At Adawn®, we believe great dentistry starts with people. We create thoughtful, caring, and trustworthy dental experiences that restore confidence and comfort and leave every patient feeling well looked after.

We’re guided by our values in everything we do:

- Love – for our patients, our craft, and each other
- Brilliance – always striving for clinical and personal excellence
- Service – in how we care, support, and show up
- Integrity – doing what’s right, always

If you’re someone who brings heart, detail, and a desire to keep growing, and who takes real pride in doing things properly, we’d love to meet you.

Why Join Adawn®?

We believe the best work happens when people feel safe, seen, and supported. That’s the environment we’ve created and protected at Adawn®.





- Purpose: Deliver meaningful care that truly changes people’s lives
- Clinical variety: Assist across general, cosmetic, implant, and orthodontic dentistry
- Mastery: Learn from experienced clinicians and a kind, supportive, committed team
- Leadership: Take a hands‑on role in training and developing our dental assistants, shaping how our clinical team works day to day
- Training: Begin with a tailored in-house onboarding program covering our clinical systems and setups, with ongoing learning and support as you grow in the role
- Setting: Work in a beautiful, modern studio equipped with digital scanning, intraoral photography, and advanced technology
- Growth: Build a long-term career you’re proud of, with regular Growth Conferences, a structured development pathway, and a clear route from Senior DA to Lead DA and Clinical Coordinator over time
- Culture: We foster a passionate, supportive, and friendly working environment with people who genuinely care. In 2025, we were named Australian Practice of the Year.

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced, full‑time Senior Dental Assistant to join our Brunswick East team.



You’ll start by learning the Adawn way: our systems, setups, clinicians and standards. Once you’ve settled in, you’ll take on responsibility for training and growing the dental assistants around you.

You’ll be:

- Providing skilled chairside assistance across a broad range of general, cosmetic and surgical procedures
- Anticipating what each dentist needs next, so the right instrument or material is ready before it’s asked for and every appointment runs to time
- Setting up for treatment in advance and turning over rooms efficiently, with precision and care
- Upholding infection control and sterilisation to the highest standard by completing every cycle, check and record accurately and on time
- Helping patients feel calm and cared for from the moment they’re seated, with warmth, reassurance, and clear explanations
- Operating digital scanning, intra‑oral photography, and practice technology with confidence
- Managing laboratory work accurately, from labelling and checklists to liaising with external labs and making sure return dates line up with the appointment book
- Keeping stock healthy by recording low items in the order book as soon as you notice them
- Supporting the front office when needed, including phones and appointments in CareStack
- Training new and developing dental assistants once you’ve learned our systems, including buddying new starters through their first weeks
- Modelling the standard chairside, so others can see what excellent looks like

📌 Senior Dental Assistant (Melbourne)
🏢 Adawn Dental Studio
📍 Melbourne