Dental Hygienist

Job summary

Provide preventive and periodontal dental care, including scaling, root planing, polishing, examinations, and digital radiographs. Educate patients on oral hygiene, nutrition, and smoking cessation, and support clinic administration by maintaining records, updating databases, and scheduling programs.

Job details

About Calian At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government. We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team. Job Type: Full Time 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 As a Dental Hygienist at CFB Cold Lake, you’ll play a critical role in delivering high-quality oral healthcare to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces. Working alongside skilled dentists, you’ll be a part of a close-knit team focused on supporting the health, well-being, and readiness of Canada’s military members. Looking for that work/life balance? This opportunity offers daytime hours only—no evenings, no weekends, and you’ll be off for all provincial stat holidays. Responsibilities Perform scaling, root planning, curettage, polishing procedures, desensitizing agents, occlusal sealants and anti-cariogenic agents Provide oral hygiene instructions, nutritional counselling and smoking cessation Conduct periodontal examinations and record clinical findings Take digital radiographs Provide administrative support such as updating patient databases, scheduling programs, and maintaining patient records Qualifications Graduate of an accredited Dental Hygiene program Registered and in good standing within the province of Alberta (ACDH) CPR Level C or BLS provider Additional Requirements Eligible to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level AI Usage Disclosure At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team. Security clearances A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position. Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirement and process. Related Careers Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Cold Lake, AB Full Time; Part Time Health Nursing 2026-10-16 Registered Social Worker Cold Lake, AB Full Time Health Health Services 2026-10-22 Clinical Psychologist Cold Lake, AB Full Time Health Clinical Psychologists 2026-06-08

What you’ll do

Provide preventive and periodontal dental care, including scaling, root planing, polishing, examinations, and digital radiographs. Educate patients on oral hygiene, nutrition, and smoking cessation, and support clinic administration by maintaining records, updating databases, and scheduling programs.

Requirements

Applicants must graduate from an accredited Dental Hygiene program and be registered in good standing with the Alberta College of Dental Hygienists. CPR Level C or BLS certification is required, and candidates must be eligible to obtain a Reliability-level Government Security Clearance.

Listed skills

• Health · Preferred
• hygiène · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Preventive · Preferred
• Administrative · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred
• Administrative Support · Preferred
• Energy · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Scaling and Root Planing
• Curettage
• Polishing
• Periodontal Examinations
• Digital Radiography
• Oral Hygiene Instruction
• Nutritional Counselling
• Smoking Cessation Counselling
• Patient Record Management
• Patient Scheduling
• Dental Hygiene

Job areas

• Healthcare

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