Dental Therapist Diploma Senior

Position #: 9013362

Expected Start Date: September 11, 2026

Union: HSAS

Facility: Churchill Community School

City/Town: La Ronge

Department: Enhanced Preventative Dental Services

Type: Casual

FTE: 0

Shift Information: Days

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Field Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Dental Therapist - Diploma Senior $42.411 to $51.838

Travel Required: Yes

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

• Graduate from a recognized Dental Therapy program

Licenses

• Registered Dental Therapist (RDT)
• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Knowledge and Abilities

• Computer skills an asset
• Knowledge of oral health principles & their relationship to health and disease 
• Knowlede of health promotion, public relations projects and/or media
• Ability to develop and present oral health education/training to various groups
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Ability to travel on remote roads or fly in small aircraft to remote communities
• Ability to work in a cross cultural setting
• Ability to work in isolated areas, as required
• Knowledge of current infection control standards, practices and protocols
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of program planning process
• Effective interpersonal relationship skills
• Highly developed organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Creative problem solving in an open and resourceful manner 
• No guaranteed Hours