Dental Assistant

About the role:

Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.

Our dynamic healthcare teams consist of approximately 550 professionals providing healthcare services coast-to-coast at 30 CAF locations across Canada.

Calian is currently seeking a part time Dental Assistant to work at CFB Esquimalt. The Dental Assistant functions as a member of the dental health care team.

Key activities include:

• Assist Dentists at chairside to perform wide range of dental procedures

• Take, process, and mount dental radiographs

• Perform wide range of dental laboratory procedures

• Ensure instruments and equipment are sterilized and prepared for each patient treatment

• Provide administrative support such as scheduling programs, and maintaining patient records

The qualifications:

• Graduate of an Accredited Level II Intra-oral dental assisting program

• Minimum of 1 year of full time equivalent experience providing clinical assistance in all disciplines of dentistry and performing intra-oral procedures

• License with the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia (Certified Dental Assistant)

• CPR Level C with AED

Type of Assignment:

Contract: Part-time, 2 days a week - 15 hrs/week - with the possibility of an extension!

Clinic hours from 7h15-15h45.

Contract perks: Great work/life balance, free parking and reasonable work hours!