Certified Dental Assistant

Certified Dental Assistant, Dentistry

BC Children’s Hospital

Vancouver, BC

Certified Dental Assistant opportunity available!

Join our dynamic dental team at BC Children’s Hospital as a Certified Dental Assistant, providing essential support in all aspects of dentistry performed in both the Outpatient Clinic, the Dental Operating Room and offsite Dental Operating Room.

A key part of your role will be assisting dentists with a broad range of dental procedures, ensuring high-quality patient care while maintaining strict adherence to provincial regulations and infection control standards.

In addition to direct patient care, including preventive, restorative, and specialty treatments, you will help prepare patients, support dentists with accurate record keeping, manage dental instruments and equipment, and deliver oral health education. You will also support practice management tasks such as inventory control, patient scheduling and contributing to the smooth operation of the dental clinic.

What is BC Children's Dental Clinic?

The Dental Clinic offers comprehensive preventative treatment, therapeutic oral health diagnosis and expert consultation for infants, healthy children under 4 years of age and for medically complex children and youth.

The following patients are eligible for treatment in the Dental Clinic and operating room:

• Children under four years of age with severe dental decay
• Children under 17 years of age with a significantly compromising medical condition, such as cancer, organ transplant, congenital heart disease, cleft lip/palate, craniofacial anomaly, severe bleeding disorder or unmanageable pain
• Children under 17 years of age who are medically diagnosed with a complex developmental condition, such as autism or severe developmental delay

What you’ll do

• Assist dentists with all aspects of dentistry performed in the Outpatient Clinic or Dental Operating Room.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of dental and medical health records; complete statistics for the Outpatient Department and Operating Room.
• Maintain dental instruments and equipment; maintain appropriate levels of dental supplies, linen, stores and pharmacy supplies.
• Expose and process analogue and digital diagnostic quality dental radiographs; make dental impressions, prepare models and perform other related laboratory duties.
• Perform prophylaxis, fluoride and fissure sealant procedures.
• Demonstrate preventative techniques to patients in clinics both within and outside the hospital.
• Assist with the maintenance of quality assurance standards and their documentation.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What you bring

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized Certified Dental Assistant program plus one (1) year’s recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Current registration and licensure as a Certified Dental Assistant as required under the Dentist Act.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings. This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BC Children’s Hospital contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and/or continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Temporary, Part-Time (FTE 0.80, until April 8th 2027)

Wage: $29.40/hour

Location: 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver BC, V6H 2N9

Hours of Work: Tuesday – Friday, variable 0730-1530, 0800-1600, 0900-1700

Requisition # 188986E