Do you want to be a part of a team that promotes and improves the health of its people and community?

Dental Health Services WA (DHS) are seeking AHPRA registered Oral Health Therapists and Dental Therapists for the Smiling Starts Early Childhood Dental Program and the WA School Dental Service.

This is a recruitment pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time and Fixed Term Part Time appointments. Fixed Term appointments include the future possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.

This is an extended recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted:

The panel will monitor this recruitment pool for applications and will assess on a regular basis.

Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur.

Appointments may be made from this pool until 30 September 2027.

What is our Oral Health Therapist role?

As an Oral Health Therapist, you will play a vital role in improving the oral health and wellbeing of children and families across Western Australia. Whether you have a passion for working with young children aged 0-5 years through the Smiling Starts Program, school-aged children within the School Dental Service, or would like the opportunity to contribute to both programs, we offer qualified Oral Health Therapists and Dental Therapists a rewarding career focused on prevention,



early intervention and positive oral health outcomes.

Smiling Starts Program

Working within the innovative Smiling Starts Program, you will provide dental care and oral health promotion to some of the youngest members of our WA community and their families. You will receive referrals from Child Health Nurses and other community networks, assessing eligible children and providing preventive, diagnostic and minimally invasive oral health care. This rewarding role focuses on early intervention, family-centred care and supporting lifelong positive oral health outcomes.

School Dental Service Role

As part of the School Dental Service, you will deliver comprehensive oral health care to eligible school-aged children. You will examine patients, diagnose dental and oral conditions, prescribe and provide appropriate treatment. All clinical care is provided in accordance with approved protocols, professional standards and evidence-based guidelines.

What we offer

In addition to the great salary, our employees enjoy an amazing range of advantages North Metropolitan Health Service - Pay and Benefits including:

Generous salary packaging to increase take-home pay

Professional and career development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

PSO Level 5/6 $108,848 - $137,399 p.a. pro rata ($55.64 - $70.24 per hour)

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📌 Oral Health Therapist Pool (Australia)
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