Are you looking for a career you can really sink your teeth into? As a Dental Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll provide dental care to CAF members in Canada and on operations around the world.

This position is available through direct entry, on a full-time or part-time basis, or through our full-time paid education program.

Pay & Benefits

The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:

- Competitive salary
- New pay increases: earn more from the start
- Paid education and training opportunities
- Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Counselling and relocation support services
- Pension plan
- Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance

Overview

As a Dental Officer, your primary duties are to:

- Practise preventive dentistry
- Practise dental treatment for oral diseases, injuries, and defects of the teeth and their supporting structures
- Assist other health care professionals when specific skills are required
- Teach subjects in which you have received specialized training

You’ll find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the Forces.ca website.

This position is similar to the following:

- Dentist
- Public health dentist
- Oral and maxillofacial surgeon
- Periodontist
- Prosthodontist





To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:

- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada
- Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
- For the Paid Education programs, you can be 16 years old (with parental consent)
- For the Primary Reserve, you can be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student
- Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec (some jobs require higher levels of education)

Direct Entry Plan

If you already have a degree in Dentistry from a recognized Canadian university and a valid licence to practise Dentistry in a Canadian province or territory, as well as a National Dental Examining Board certificate, the CAF may place you directly into a Canadian dental clinic following basic training. You’ll practise dentistry in a clinical setting while waiting for your Basic Dental Officer Course.

Join the CAF

For more information or to apply to the CAF as a Dental Officer, contact our recruiters at: [email protected].

Please indicate in the subject line of your email: MEDICAL SPECIALIST

Explore over 100 different career opportunities at www.forces.ca/en/careers.

Job Types: Full-time, Part time

📌 Dental Officer (Quebec)
🏢 Canadian Armed Forces
📍 Quebec