Dental Therapist Diploma Senior

Position #: 156376

Expected Start Date: August 05, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: La Ronge Health Centre

City/Town: La Ronge

Department: Dental Program

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 224.00 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Dental Therapist - Diploma Senior $32.624 to $39.875

Travel Required: No

Job Description: Reporting to the Manager, the Senior Dental Therapist will provide prevention services, diagnostic treatment planning, restorative/operative dental treatment, community and preventive dentistry services. The incumbent specializes in stimulating, coordinating, and delivering oral health promotion activities aimed at reducing disease and promoting oral health for people in the community. Incumbents must have an ability to work independently and within multi-disciplinary teams. The incumbent will plan, develop, organize, implement and evaluate the delivery of an active preventive oral health education and promotion program within the oral health professional's scope of practice. This position provides supervision, program management, and direction to the Oral Health Program. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• 2 years' experience as a Dental Therapist

Education

• Dental Therapy diploma
• Dental Therapy diploma

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license
• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)

Competencies

• Advanced - Presentation skills
• Advanced - Computer skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Presentation skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem solving skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in best practice in oral health and other related health impacts
• Knowledge of health principles/outcomes & the relationship to overall health
• Ability to be innovative in service development, delivery, and problem solving
• Knowledge in community health program planning and delivery elements
• Ability to travel on remote roads or fly in small aircraft to remote communities
• Knowledge in health promotion and prevention strategies
• Knowledge in oral health and overall health relationship
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
• Knowledge in media forms and associated technology
• Ability to multitask
• Knowledge in best practice in oral health and other related health impacts
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work in a cross cultural setting
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of dental health principles
• Ability to competently use computers and software applications
• Knowledge in health promotion and prevention strategies
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge in applicable best practices and principles for the clinical area

Other Information

• For more information on the town of La Ronge please visit https://www.laronge.ca/
• Travel required
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association (SDTA)
• La Ronge is located approximately 241 km north of Prince Albert
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association (SDTA)
• Travel within the region and provincially
• $2500.00 Far North Recruitment Incentive
• $3000.00 Far North Relocation (with receipts)
• $5000.00 Far North Bursary (for students)