Dental Hygienist, Technician – Positions and Replacements

Basic Information

• Work location: Quebec-Metro
• Category: Specialized services and other professions
• Display date: from 2026-07-31 to 2026-08-31

Work Conditions

• Employment status: TPO – Occasional part-time
• Duration: Possibility of permanent position
• Hours per week: 35
• Salary: Between $28.43 and $40.92/hour
• Pay period: Hourly
• Mandate

Health Quebec Capitale-Nationale – university actively contributes to improving the overall health of the population in its territory. At the level of health promotion and prevention, interventions aim to make healthy choices easier and more accessible to the population.

Permanent positions for the Quebec Program for Buccodental and Daily Oral Hygiene Care in CHSLDs (PQSBHB).

The employee will be called upon to work in several CHSLDs, including the Portneuf and Charlevoix sectors.

• 2 days (14h) /week, Monday and Tuesday (8h to 16h)
• Base location: Christ-Roi
• REQUIRED vehicle as there are displacements in various CHSLDs
• 3 days (21h) / week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (8h to 16h)
• Base location: Chauveau
• REQUIRED vehicle as there are displacements in various CHSLDs
• 5 days (35h) /week, Monday to Friday (8:30 to 16:30)
• Base location: Chauveau
• REQUIRED vehicle as there are displacements in various CHSLDs
• Replacement (with possibility of permanence)
• 3 days (21h) / week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (8h to 16h)
• Main site: CHSLD St-Augustin (Beauport)

REQUIRED vehicle as there are displacements in various CHSLDs, must go to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré 1x/week.

She applies and teaches in the field of dental prevention and care, dental hygiene techniques. She is responsible for the topical application of anticariogenic agents. She performs cleaning, scaling and polishing of teeth and carries out the preliminary oral examination and anamnesis.

More specifically...

• Accompany the nurse in the evaluation of the buccodental health of residents, screening of the main buccodental diseases, their treatment and planning of daily oral hygiene care.
• Assist, if necessary, the dentist in the exercise of his functions
• Accompany the PABs in the provision of daily oral hygiene care.
• Supra and subgingival scaling, prophylaxis, application of fluoride and diamine silver fluoride (FDA)
• Take radiographs using a portable dental radiography device (ARDP)
• Indicate observations and recommendations as well as notes in connection with the protocol for preventive buccodental care.
• Record the names of residents on removable dental prostheses according to the defined technique.
• Maintain inventory and make purchases of materials required for dental hygiene care.
• Accompany managers and the nurse in the organization of hygiene care and dentist visits.

Also!

Replacement (with possibility of permanence) at the child and youth service

Public dental health devotes its efforts to the promotion of buccodental health as well as the prevention of buccodental diseases in Quebec.

The National Public Health Program 2015-2025 – Publications of the Ministry of Health and Social Services (PNSP) supports public dental health activities. These activities aim to prevent the appearance of buccodental health problems, in particular dental caries, and to reduce social inequalities in buccodental health.

Dental hygienists at the Public Health Directorate have expertise in healthy buccodental habits and contribute to improving the buccodental health of children and adolescents.

Intervention environments:

• Childcare educational services and school-based care services
• Elementary and secondary schools
• Roles and responsibilities:

1. In collaboration with colleagues in the team and dental advisors, plan and implement the public dental health program in school settings and childcare services.

• Apply the sealing agent to children in the 2nd year of elementary school and to adolescents in the 2nd year of secondary school
• Application of diamine silver fluoride (FDA) to students in the 2nd year of elementary school as needed
• Support childcare educational services (CPE) and school-based care services for the deployment of the supervised toothbrushing program with fluoridated toothpaste.

2. Play an influential role by informing and sensitizing children, adolescents and their parents about the importance of good buccodental hygiene.

3. Respect the policies and procedures of CIUSSSCN 4. Ensure clinical practice in dental health according to good practices and processes established by the Public Health Directorate and the CIUSSSCN 5. Participate in the reception of interns and the support of new dental hygienists who may join the team 6. Participate in one of the work committees within the dental health team 7. Collaborate with the head of service and dental advisors for the implementation of the Public Health Program at the Public Health Directorate of the CIUSSSCN

Requirements

• Hold a diploma from the Dental Hygiene Techniques program (DEC)
• Be a member of the Order of Dental Hygienists of Quebec
• Must have a valid driver's license and a vehicle
• Other experience requirements:
• Experience with the target clientele would be an asset
• Competency profile:
• Stress management: Able to work under time constraints, manage multiple files at once, tolerate ambiguity in the process and withstand controversy
• Autonomy: Able to take the necessary means to carry out his mandates, solve problems without waiting and take initiatives while consulting as needed
• Leadership: Able to foster collaboration with various partners and inspire credibility
• Adaptability to change: Quickly perceives the need for adjustment and makes appropriate proposals
• Ability to work in a team with hygienists and dental advisors
• Note:

We thank the people for the interest shown in our establishment. However, we will only communicate with the people whose application has been selected.

By joining our organization, you will have access to interesting benefits and privileges:

• 4 weeks of paid vacation*
• 9.6 days of paid sick leave *
• Employee assistance program and their families (psychologist, social worker, nutritionist, etc.)
• Access to the Telus Santé intégrale (LifeWorks) platform 24h/24, 7j/7
• Low-cost parking
• Collective insurance and advantageous retirement plan (RREGOP)
• Numerous corporate discounts (gym, spa and health care, stores and cell phone companies)
• Continuing education offered
• Possibility of advancement
• Please note that some conditions apply according to employment status and hours worked.
• Access to Employment Equity

In accordance with the Employment Equity Act, all health and social services establishments apply an employment equity program. Therefore, people from the targeted groups (woman, Indigenous, visible minority, ethnic minority and person with a disability) are encouraged to submit their application. In addition, adaptation measures may be offered to people with disabilities depending on their needs. According to the context, the masculine or feminine gender used in the notices also refers to women and men.