Dental Hygiene Technologists x 2 (Temporary)

Cambrian College; Greater Sudbury; On-site; CAD 24,796 - 41,328; Part time

Job summary

Cambrian College’s Schools of Health Sciences and Emergency Services has an immediate requirement for two part-time Dental Hygiene Technologists on a temporary basis, with daytime and evening shifts.

You will oversee client care sessions, demonstrate skills, and guide students while collaborating with faculty and other health professionals. The role requires strong clinical experience and teamwork in a college clinic setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a three-year diploma/degree in Dental Hygiene or equivalent.
• Current registrant in good standing with the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario.
• Minimum of three years of experience as a Dental Hygienist with recent clinical experience including ultrasonics, periodontics, infection prevention, digital radiography.
• Strong computer experience in Microsoft Office such as Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• High initiative, flexibility, and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to advise and positively interact with students and work within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day client care sessions and collaborate with faculty to ensure clinical skills meet learning outcomes and safety.
• Demonstrate skills on typodonts and clients, modeling skills, safety and professionalism during client care sessions.
• Guide and advise students, coordinating with clients’ physicians and pharmacists as needed.
• Monitor clinical progress and review treatment plans; assist with scheduling and bookings.
• Evaluate clinic charts and policies, interpret medical histories to determine client needs and safety requirements.
• Collaborate with lab technician to ensure materials and inventory are on-hand.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Microsoft Office

Ultrasonics

Periodontics

Infection prevention

Digital radiography

Education

Dental Hygiene diploma/degree

Tools

ABELDent

Job description

Cambrian College’s Schools of Health Sciences and Emergency Services has an immediate requirement for (2) two part‑time Dental Hygiene Technologists on a temporary basis. These positions require scheduling flexibility for both daytime and evening shifts.

• Oversee day-to-day client care sessions and collaborate with faculty to ensure clinical skills meet theory learning outcomes; ensure client and student safety.
• Perform demonstration of skills on typodonts and clients, model skills, safety, and professionalism during client care sessions
• Guide and advise students, determining the need for further consultation with the client, inter-professional collaboration with the client’s medical doctor, the client’s medical specialist, and/or the client’s pharmacist.
• Monitor clinical progress and meet with students to review community client treatment plans; ensure students are fit to practice. Review and assist students with their bookings/schedules.
• Evaluate clinic charts, policies, and procedures, interpreting and analyzing complex and multi-faceted medical histories to determine client needs and safety requirements to proceed with treatment/care in clinic.
• Evaluate client treatment plans and conduct chart audits.
• clinic huddles with technologist, dentist and students on client care needs and priorities.
• Participate in and contribute to calibration meetings
• Provide email directions for upcoming clinical skills and client care sessions and demonstrations
• Model skills, clinic processes/procedures, student and client interactions, and standards of care to maintain in clinic based on accreditation entry to practice competencies.
• Collaborate with the lab technician to ensure all materials required for lab and clinic assignments are on-hand and that appropriate inventory levels are maintained.

Required:

• Minimum of a three-year diploma/degree in Dental Hygiene, or equivalent. (A copy of educational documents must be submitted with application *** education completed outside of Canada, applicants are required to submit a WES or ICAS with their application)
• Current registrant in good standing with the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario and authorized to self-initiate.
• Minimum of three years of experience as a Dental Hygienist with recent clinical experience including ultrasonics, periodontics, infection prevention, digital radiography.
• Strong computer experience in Microsoft Office such as Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• High degree of initiative, work-related flexibility, and creative problem-solving skills.
• The ability to advise and positively interact with students is important, as is the ability to work within a team environment.

Assets/Preferred:

• Certificate in Adult Education or one in process.
• Intimate knowledge of ABELDent software.
• Experience working within a postsecondary environment.

To be considered, candidates must provide the following as an attachment:

• Educational documents
  1. WES/ICAS Equivalence if degrees/diplomas are from a Non-Canadian University
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates