Dental Hygienist
- Cold Lake, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.
Position Overview
As a Dental Hygienist at CFB Cold Lake, you’ll play a critical role in delivering high-quality oral healthcare to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces. Working alongside skilled dentists, you’ll be a part of a close-knit team focused on supporting the health, well-being, and readiness of Canada’s military members.
Looking for that work/life balance? This opportunity offers daytime hours only - no evenings, no weekends, and you'll be off for all provincial stat holidays.
Responsibilities
Position Overview
As a Dental Hygienist at CFB Cold Lake, you’ll play a critical role in delivering high-quality oral healthcare to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces. Working alongside skilled dentists, you’ll be a part of a close-knit team focused on supporting the health, well-being, and readiness of Canada’s military members.
Looking for that work/life balance? This opportunity offers daytime hours only - no evenings, no weekends, and you'll be off for all provincial stat holidays.
Responsibilities
- Perform scaling, root planning, curettage, polishing procedures, desensitizing agents, occlusal sealants and anti-cariogenic agents
- Provide oral hygiene instructions, nutritional counselling and smoking cessation
- Conduct periodontal examinations and record clinical findings
- Take digital radiographs
- Provide administrative support such as updating patient databases, scheduling programs, and maintaining patient records
- Graduate of an accredited Dental Hygiene program
- Registered and in good standing within the province of Alberta (ACDH)
- CPR Level C or BLS provider
- Eligible to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level
More about this job
Responsibilities
Perform dental hygiene procedures, periodontal examinations, and digital radiography while providing oral hygiene instruction, nutritional counselling, and smoking cessation support. Maintain clinical findings and patient records, update databases, and assist with scheduling programs.
Requirements
Applicants must graduate from an accredited Dental Hygiene program and be registered in good standing with the Alberta College of Dental Hygienists. CPR Level C or BLS certification is required, and candidates must be eligible to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level.
Skills
- Scaling
- Root Planing
- Curettage
- Polishing
- Application of Desensitizing Agents
- Occlusal Sealants
- Anti-Cariogenic Agents
- Oral Hygiene Instruction
- Nutritional Counselling
- Smoking Cessation Counselling
- Periodontal Examinations
- Clinical Documentation
- Digital Radiography
- Patient Database Management
- Scheduling
- Patient Record Maintenance
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Government & Public Sector
- Administrative
Keywords
- Dental Hygiene
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Department of National Defence
- Oral Healthcare
- Scaling
- Root Planing
- Curettage
- Polishing
- Desensitizing Agents
- Occlusal Sealants
- Anti-Cariogenic Agents
- Oral Hygiene Instruction
- Nutritional Counselling
- Smoking Cessation
- Periodontal Examinations
- Digital Radiographs
- Patient Records
- Patient Database Management
- Scheduling
- Alberta College of Dental Hygienists
- CPR Level C
- BLS
- Government Security Clearance
- Reliability Status