Dental Hygiene Technologist

at  Cambrian College

POSITION SUMMARY

Cambrian College’s School of Health and Wellness has an immediate requirement for Dental Hygiene Technologists on a temporary basis.

• Manage day-to-day client care sessions and collaborate with faculty to ensure clinical skills meet theory learning outcomes; ensure client and student safety.
• Perform demonstration of skills on typodonts and clients, model skills, safety, and professionalism during client care sessions
• Guide and advise students, determining the need for further consultation with the client, inter-professional collaboration with the client’s medical doctor, the client’s medical specialist, and/or the client’s pharmacist.
• Monitor clinical progress and meet with students to review community client treatment plans; ensure students are fit to practice. Review and assist students with their bookings/schedules.
• Evaluate clinic charts, policies, and procedures, interpreting and analyzing complex and multi-faceted medical histories to determine client needs and safety requirements to proceed with treatment/care in clinic.
• Evaluate client treatment plans and conduct chart audits.
• Collaborate with technologists, dentist and students on client care needs and priorities.
• Collaborate with technologists to ensure consistency of practice and standards in clinic.
• Model professionalism, practical skills, standards of care entry to practice competencies.
• Provide guidance and support and monitor students during their community placements.
• Collaborate with the lab technician to ensure all materials required for lab and clinic assignments are on-hand and that appropriate inventory levels are maintained.