Dental Therapist Diploma Senior

Position #: 105890

Expected Start Date: October 27, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Public Health Office - Saskatoon

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Oral Health Program

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.64

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Hours of Work: 18 shifts of 8 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: 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. 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. The position is bound by the following legislation: Dental Disciplines Act, Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association Bylaws and Regulations "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

Other Education and Training

• Dental Nurse Diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Advanced - Facilitation skills
• Advanced - Presentation skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Computer skills
• Advanced - Written Communication Skills
• Advanced - Verbal communication skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work in isolated areas, as required
• Knowledge of dental health principles
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross-cultural setting
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural setting
• Ability to travel on remote roads or fly in small aircraft to remote communities
• Knowledge of program planning process
• Knowledge of current scientific info/research/best practice in oral health
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of health promotion, public relations projects and/or media
• Ability to address health-related issues or life skills, other than oral health
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of health principles/outcomes & the relationship to overall health
• Knowledge of current infection control standards, practices and protocols

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association (SDTA)
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Travel within the region and provincially