Posted 8 days ago
Registered Dental Assistant
@ Primary Care Alberta
Slave Lake, Alberta
Overview
Primary Care Alberta is hiring a Registered Dental Assistant for the Rural Oral Public Health team in Slave Lake and surrounding areas. The role involves oral health assessments, fluoride varnish and sealant application in schools, and oral health education for parents and health professionals. It is a 0.45 FTE temporary part-time position on a rotating days, evenings and weekends schedule, paying $34.01 to $42.59 per hour, with a required driver's licence and vehicle.
Responsibilities:
- Oral health assessments and fluoride varnish and sealant application in schools
- Fluoride varnish applications for preschool children
- Oral health education for parents and health professionals
- Collaboration with public health staff, dentists and community agencies
- Transporting and handling heavy supplies to work sites
Requirements summary:
- Dental assisting certificate from an accredited program
- Active or eligible for CADA registration
- Current Basic Life Support
- One year of preventive services experience in the last three years
- Experience with children and vulnerable populations
- Ability to lift and move up to 40 pounds
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-30
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 31 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | School, Client sites, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 40 lb · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | CADA registration, Basic Life Support |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Dental assisting |
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Primary Care Alberta is the place where health care begins.
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Primary Care Alberta is the place where health care begins. We make it easier for you to access day-to-day health services throughout every stage of life and in every corner of the province.
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Primary Care Alberta is the place where health care begins. We make it easier for you to access day-to-day health services throughout every stage of life and in every corner of the province.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 136 |
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Your Opportunity:
Are you a Registered Dental Assistant seeking a new opportunity working in Oral Health within a Public Health team? If so, this may be the opportunity for you! As a registered Dental Assistant within the Rural Oral Public Health team, supporting Slave Lake and surrounding areas, you will implement the provincial Oral Health Model of Care by addressing risk factors for oral health. Your responsibilities will include oral health assessments, fluoride varnish and sealant application to students in targeted schools; fluoride varnish applications to preschool aged children; and oral health education for parents and health professionals. You will work collaboratively with other Public Health staff, community dentists, community agencies, and schools, integrating the principles of health promotion, community development and capacity building. This position requires moving heavy equipment and navigating awkward positions. You will be required to pack, lift, move, and transport heavy and/or awkward supplies to various work sites.
Description:
As a Dental Assistant, you will receive and prepare patients for treatment. You will prepare instruments and materials required, perform intra-oral procedures and chair-side assistance during dental procedures. You will maintain cleanliness of the dental area and perform routine maintenance. You will also provide oral health treatment and education to patients. You may perform billing and pre-authorization of insurance claims and participate in the development of educational resource materials. You will maintain dental charts, records and databases.
- Classification: Registered Dental Assistant
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Dental Health
- Primary Location: Slave Lake Healthcare Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.45
- Posting End Date: 06-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 16-NOV-2026
- Temporary End Date: 30-APR-2028
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 4
- Shifts per cycle: 9
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $34.01
- Maximum Salary: $42.59
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of a certificate from an accredited Dental Assisting Program. Active or eligible for registration with the College of Alberta Dental Assistants (CADA).
Additional Required Qualifications:Current Basic Life Support - Healthcare Provider registration is required. One year within the last three years’ experience providing preventive services such as pit and fissure sealants, fluoride varnish applications. You must be able to lift and move up to 40 pounds and provide chest compressions. This position requires a vehicle for business use. Possession of a valid driver's license and access to a motor vehicle in good repair that can move equipment to provide services in the community is necessary, as work-related travel is required. Experience working with children and vulnerable populations.
Preferred Qualifications:1 Year in the last three years' experience in Public Health or Community Health.
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