Dental Hygienist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Bachelor's degree.
• Must be licensed and a member in good standing with, a provincial regulatory body (e.g. the College of Dental Hygienist of Nova Scotia) and must hold RDH (Registered Dental Hygienist) or DH (Dental Hygienist) designation; must maintain licensure throughout course of employment.
• Experience in planning, development, implementation, and evaluation oral health-related programs, policies, services and initiatives.
• Demonstrated proficiencies in the Core competencies for Public Health & LEADS.
• Demonstrated success in building strategic partnerships, networks, coalitions, and collaborative working relationships with a variety of internal and external partners to support healthy communities (particularly oral health) work.
• Demonstrates an understanding of population based approach.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and be self-directed, including the ability to set clear and realistic goals, activities, timelines, deliverables and accountability for own/team function in conjunction with team members.
• Able to conduct assessments and analysis.
• Demonstrated knowledge of volunteer recruitment, training and retention methods.
• First Aid/CPR Certification.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's in Dental Hygiene preferred.
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve oral health outcomes for children.
• Offer a fluoride varnish program to pre-primary and elementary-aged children in identified communities.
• Address local population health needs and take action to improve population health and reduce health inequities.
• Lead on oral health initiatives.
• Participate collaboratively in advocacy work as it relates to oral health.
• Use a health equity approach and work directly with key partners to provide tangible oral health support.
• Develop and implement oral health focused programs and policies.
• Seek and advocate for policy and system change, with emphasis on optimizing oral health through community engagement, coalition building, volunteer development, and partnership development.
• Assess community oral health through both formal and informal means.
• Recognize the conditions that impact oral health, recommend strategies and interventions to address, and work collaboratively to achieve positive oral health outcomes.

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental insurance
• travel insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• life insurance coverage
• defined benefit pension plan