Dental Hygienist

Embrace Orthodontists; Canberra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Award wages

Full-time position

Work across three Canberra locations

Supportive clinical team

Job summary

Embrace Orthodontists is expanding across Canberra with Belconnen, Manuka and Gungahlin locations. We are seeking a passionate, motivated and patient-focused Dental Hygienist to join our growing team on a full-time basis.

You will work closely with orthodontists and clinical staff, generally with an assigned Dental Assistant to support you during clinical sessions, enabling you to focus on delivering excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified and registered Dental Hygienist in Australia.
• Interested in working specifically within orthodontics.
• Confident with children, teenagers and adults.
• Friendly, empathetic and able to build strong patient relationships.
• Able to work efficiently in a busy clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the orthodontist during bonding and debonding of brackets and aligner attachments.
• Assist with fitting separators and bands and placement of auxiliaries.
• Take orthodontic records including clinical photographs and radiographs (where qualified CBCT).
• Maintain accurate and compliant clinical documentation.

Skills

Dental Hygiene

Patient education

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified and registered as a Dental Hygienist in Australia

Job description

Embrace Orthodontists is an expanding specialist orthodontic practice with three locations across Canberra — Belconnen, Manuka and Gungahlin.

We are looking for a passionate, motivated and patient-focused Dental Hygienist to join our growing team on a full-time basis.

This is a unique opportunity for a Hygienist who is interested in the clinical side of orthodontics.

You will work closely with our orthodontists and clinical team, and you generally will have an assigned Dental Assistant to support you during your clinical sessions, allowing you to focus on delivering excellent patient care.

About the role

The role will involve a combination of orthodontic, patient education, clinical assisting and orthodontic record taking. You will work closely with our orthodontists and clinical team and play an important role throughout our patients' orthodontic journeys.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the orthodontist during procedures such as:
  • Bonding and debonding (brackets and aligner attachments)
  • Fitting separators and bands
  • Placement of auxiliaries (e.g., elastics, hooks, powerchain)
• Take orthodontic records including:
  • Clinical photographs
  • Cephalometric and panoramic radiographs (if qualified CBCT).
• Maintain accurate and compliant clinical documentation.

About you

• Qualified and registered as a Dental Hygienist in Australia
• Interested in working specifically within orthodontics
• Confident working with children, teenagers and adults
• Friendly, empathetic and able to build strong relationships with patients
• Comfortable providing clear oral hygiene education and instructions
• Organised, reliable and attentive to detail
• Able to work efficiently in a busy clinical environment
• A strong team player who enjoys working closely with orthodontists and other clinical staff
• Previous orthodontic experience is highly recommended

• Above Award wages
• Full-time position
• Join a growing specialist orthodontic practice
• Work across three Canberra locations
• Supportive and friendly clinical team
• Opportunity to develop your orthodontic clinical skills
• Work closely with experienced orthodontists
• Modern digital orthodontic workflows and technology