About this role
Education: College/CEGEP. Work setting: Dental practice.
Tasks
- Consult with dentists on patient care.
- Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions.
- Take dental impressions.
- Instruct patients regarding oral hygiene.
- Clean and stimulate the gums to prevent gum disease.
- Apply fluoride treatment.
- Remove stains and deposits from teeth.
- Take, develop and mount X-rays.
- Diagnose type and severity of diseases.
- Supervision: 1 to 2 people.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Dental Hygienists Licensure by the appropriate provincial or territorial governing body.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks.
- Manual dexterity.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Work under pressure.
- Sitting.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.
- Support for persons with disabilities: Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities . Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities . Support for Indigenous people: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers . Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Supports for visible minorities: Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.