Dental Technician

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Overview

As a member of the military, Dental Technicians assist and support Dental Officers in delivering dental services to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and, occasionally, their families and dependants.

Overview

As a member of the military, Dental Technicians assist and support Dental Officers in delivering dental services to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and, occasionally, their families and dependants.

A Dental Technician has the following primary duties:

• Providing clinical assistance;
• Providing clinical support procedures to include user maintenance and first line repair of dental equipment and disinfection/sterilization procedures;
• Providing laboratory procedures to include fabrication of casts, custom trays, mouthguards and minor repairs to acrylic appliances;
• Providing preventive dentistry measures to include selective rubber cup polishing of coronal tooth surfaces, OHI, and application of anticariogenic and desensitizing agents;
• Providing general dental administrative services;
• Making impressions for study models;
• Removing sutures;
• Applying rubber dam;
• Placing cavity liners;
• Placing temporary restorations;
• Temporarily cementing crowns and bridges;
• Applying topical anesthetic;
• Controlling bleeding;
• Exposing and developing radiographs;
• Providing operational dental support (MOSID 00335 only);
• Responding to patient medical emergencies;
• Applying and removing matrices and wedges;
• Performing pulp vitality testing;
• Applying acid etch and cavity bonding;
• Preparing simple bite registrations;
• Selecting moulds and shades; and
• Depending on their location, they may be called upon to maintain the Mobile Dental Clinic and Air Transportable Dental System.

Work environment

Dental Technicians normally work in a military dental clinic. When in the field with an Army unit, they may work in a Mobile Dental Clinic or an Air Transportable Dental System. They may also work onboard a ship. Dental Technicians may be posted to a base within Canada or deployed on operations around the world.

If you chose a career in the Regular Force, upon completion of all required training, you will be assigned to your first base. While there is some flexibility with regards to postings (relocations), accommodations can’t always be made, and therefore, you can likely expect to move at some point in your career. However, if you decide to join the Primary Reserve Force, you will do so through a specific Reserve unit.

Outside of training, your chosen Reserve unit will be your workplace on a part time basis, and you will not be obligated to relocate to a different base. As part of the Primary Reserve Force, you typically work one night per week and some weekends as a minimum with possibilities of full-time employment.

Entry plans

• Direct Entry Options
• Paid Education Options

If you already have a Level II Dental Assisting Diploma from an accredited College or a National Dental Assisting Examining Board Certificate, including a registration/license with the provincial regulatory body where applicable (provincial regulatory organizations) and at least 900 hours of clinical experience within the last two years (no experience is required if you have graduated within the last twelve months), the CAF may place you directly into any of the 24 military dental clinics following basic training.

Basic training is required before being assigned to a military dental clinic.

Non-commissioned Member Subsidized Training and Education Plan (NCMSTEP).

Because this position requires specialty training, the CAF will pay successful recruits to attend the diploma program at an approved Canadian college. NCMSTEP students attend basic training and on-the-job training during the summer months. They receive a full-time salary including medical and dental care, as well as vacation time with full-pay in exchange for working with the CAF for a period of time.

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