Job prospects Registered Dental Hygienist in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "registered dental hygienist" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for dental hygienists and dental therapists (NOC 32111) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The demand for workers in this field is expected to grow as Prince Edward Island's aging and expanding population drives greater health care needs. More Island dentists have recently joined the Canadian Dental Care Plan, supported by improvements to its administrative process, which has further increased demand for services and dental staff. However, many clinics are already operating at full staffing capacity, limiting their ability to fully participate in the federal program. 

Here are some key facts about dental hygienists and dental therapists in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Dental hygienists and dental therapists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 70% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 30% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 35% of dental hygienists and dental therapists work all year, while 65% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 37 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 9% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 91% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 64% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 32% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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