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Dental Assistant

@ Calian Group Ltd.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Full-time
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Overview

Calian is hiring a full-time Registered Dental Assistant for the dental unit at CFB Halifax, supporting dentists in providing care to active military members. The role runs day shifts, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday to Friday, with no evenings or weekends. Candidates must hold a Level II Dental Assistant licence in Nova Scotia and obtain a Reliability security clearance.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist dentists chairside in a wide range of procedures
  • Take, process, and mount dental radiographs
  • Perform dental laboratory procedures
  • Sterilize and disinfect instruments and operating area
  • Maintain operating area and monitor consumable supplies

Requirements summary:

  • Graduate of accredited Level II (Intra-Oral) Dental Assisting program
  • Licensed in good standing as Level II Dental Assistant with NSDA
  • CPR Level C / AED certification (or able to obtain)
  • Eligible for Reliability level Government Security clearance

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Dental
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Employer posting date
2026-10-19
First seen by our source
2026-10-19
Source record updated
2026-10-19

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Job details

DepartmentAllied health
Hours per week37.5
Scheduleday
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingHospital or clinic
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical low · computer low
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsCPR Level C, AED
EducationTrade certificate (required)
Fields of studyDental Assisting
Security clearanceReliability status

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Calian Group Ltd.

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Calian helps the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives.

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We help the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives. Every day, our employees live our values of customer-centricity, integrity, innovation, respect, and teamwork to engineer reliable solutions that solve complex problems. That’s Confidence. Engineered. A stable and growing company for 40 years, we are headquartered in Ottawa with offices and projects spanning North American and international markets. Visit calian.com to learn about the diverse products, services and solutions we offer to healthcare, communications, learning and security sectors. In 2019, the company announced a four-segment structure: Advanced Technologies, Health, Learning and Information Technology and Cyber Solutions to better represent our diverse set of solutions. Calian has a long-standing history of financial stability – a feat that has been enabled by our corporate culture and overall commitment to exceeding customers’ expectations. Calian’s continued growth has been both organic and through acquisition. Calian was formed in Ottawa, Canada on September 27, 1982. The company went public in 1993 and became Calian Group Ltd. on April 1, 2016. The company stock is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CGY.

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Reported office locations
  • 770 Palladium Dr, Ottawa, Ontario K2V, CA
  • 18 Innovation Blvd, P.O. Box 1464, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3P7, CA
  • 2 Robert Speck Pkwy, 620, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z, CA
  • 683 Innovation Drive, Suite 201, #11, Kingston, Ontario K7K 7E6, CA
  • 33 Alderney Drive, Suite 120, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N4, CA
  • 10020 101A Avenue, Suite 1280, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3G2, CA
  • 281 Restigouche Road, Suite 104, Oromocto, New Brunswick E2V 2H2, CA
  • 1155 West René-Lévesque Blvd, Suite 2500, Montreal, Quebec H3B 2K4, CA
  • 360 Albert St, 1700, Ottawa, Ontario K1R7X7, CA
  • 2321 Fairview Street, 100, Burlington, Ontario L7R2E3, CA
Other recorded names
  • Calian Advanced Technologies
  • Calian Group
Specialties
  • Health Services
  • Training Services
  • Information Technology
  • Systems Engineering
  • Engineering Services
  • and Satellite Communications
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We help the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives. Every day, our employees live our values of customer-centricity, integrity, innovation, respect, and teamwork to engineer reliable solutions that solve complex problems. That’s Confidence. Engineered. A stable and growing company for 40 years, we are headquartered in Ottawa with offices and projects spanning North American and…

FieldValue
IndustryStrategic Management Services
Company size5,001-10,000 employees
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario
Organization typePublic Company
Year founded1982
SpecialtiesHealth ServicesTraining ServicesInformation TechnologySystems EngineeringEngineering Servicesand Satellite Communications
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Job description

About Calian

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.

Position Overview

Calian Health Services is currently seeking a Registered Dental Assistant for a full-time position at CFB Halifax’s dental unit. The Registered Dental Assistant will provide dental care to military members as part of the dental healthcare delivery team.

The clinic hours are 7:30 am – 3:30 pm - Monday to Friday, no evenings or weekends! Dental services are provided to active military members. No seniors, no children.

Responsibilities

  • Assist dentists or other dental clinicians chairside in performing a wide range of dental procedures.
  • Take, process, and mount dental radiographs.
  • Perform a wide range of dental laboratory procedures.
  • Sterilize and disinfect dental instruments, equipment, and operating area.
  • Maintain dental operating area and monitor consumable supplies.
  • Provide administrative support as required.
  • Other associated tasks relevant to this occupational group.

Qualifications

  • Must be a graduate of an accredited Level II (Intra-Oral) Dental Assisting program.
  • Must be licensed in Good Standing as a Level II Dental Assistant with the Nova Scotia Dental Association
  • Must have (or be able to obtain) CPR Level C / AED certification.

Additional Requirements

  • Candidates must be eligible and able to obtain and maintain a Reliability level Government Security clearance.

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