Dental technician

Do you have a steady hand and an eye for detail? As a Dental Technician in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll assist Dental Officers in providing oral health care to CAF members at clinics, in the field, and on deployment.

This position is available full-time or part-time or as part of our paid education program.

Pay & Benefits

The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:

• Competitive salary starting from $4,337 - $6,413/month for new recruits who join the Regular Force under the Direct Entry plan
• New pay increases: earn more from the start
• Signing Bonus paid in installments at key service milestones
• Paid education and training opportunities
• Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Counseling, and relocation support services
• Pension plan
• Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance

Overview

As a Dental Technician, your primary duties include:

• Providing clinical assistance
• Providing laboratory procedures to include fabrication of casts, custom trays, mouthguards and minor repairs to acrylic appliances
• Providing general dental administrative services
• Making impressions for study models
• Removing sutures
• Exposing and developing radiographs
• Providing operational dental support
• Responding to patient medical emergencies

You will find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the forces.ca website.

This position is similar to the following:

• Dental Assistant
• Dental Hygienist

To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:

• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada;
• Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
  • For the Paid Education programs, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent);
  • For the Primary Reserve, you may be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student;
• Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary IV in Québec (some jobs need higher levels of education).

Direct Entry Plan

If you already have a Level II Dental Assisting Diploma from an accredited College or a National Dental Assisting Examining Board Certificate, including a registration/license with the provincial regulatory body where applicable (provincial regulatory organizations) and at least 900 hours of clinical experience within the last two years (no experience is required if you have graduated within the last twelve months), the CAF may place you directly into any of the 24 military dental clinics following basic training. Basic training is required before being assigned to a military dental clinic.

Join the CAF

To learn more about becoming a Dental Technician, visit www.forces.ca, talk to a recruiter at a centre near you: www.forces.ca/en/find-a-recruiting-centre or call 1-800-856-8488.

Explore over 100 different career opportunities at www.forces.ca/en/careers.

Job Type: Full-time – Part-time