Dental Therapist Diploma Senior

Position #: 156376

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

Knowledge and Abilities

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

Other Information

• For more information on the town of La Ronge please visit
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association (SDTA)
• La Ronge is located approximately 241 km north of Prince Albert
• Travel required
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association (SDTA)
• This position may be eligible for relocation and Saskatchewan Health Authority and/or Ministry of Health recruitment incentives. For more information, please direct inquiries to