Dental Staffing in Kitchener, ON
Fill an open hygiene or assisting day in Kitchener with a skilled, reliable local temp — and protect your production without paying agency fees.
One call-in shouldn’t cost you the day
You shouldn’t have to gamble your production and your patients on one person’s availability — or get gouged by an agency to fix it.
- A 6 a.m. call-in puts the whole schedule at risk
- Lost production when chairs sit empty
- Patients rescheduled and inconvenienced
- Hefty agency placement fees and markups
Why offices choose TempStars instead of an agency
Fill shifts in minutes
Post an open hygiene or assisting day and reach available local temps right away — no phone tree, no waiting on an agency.
No agency fees
Pay a flat $73 + tax, and only after a shift is successfully completed. No subscriptions, no placement fees, no markups.
Vetted local pros
Review temps by their rates and Recommendation Scores, built from real reviews, then approve the professional you want.
Trusted by dental offices across Ontario and beyond
TempStars started because our founder, a practising dentist, lived the 6 a.m. “I can’t make it in” panic himself — so we know exactly how stressful an empty chair feels, and how much an agency fee stings on top of it.
Built by a dentist, for the profession. TempStars was founded in 2015 by Dr. James Younger, a practising dentist (University of Toronto, 1999). It is the #1 dental temping and hiring platform in North America — not an agency, and proud of it.
How TempStars works for Kitchener offices
Post your shift
Add the role, date and details in the app in minutes.
Review local temps
Compare available Kitchener-area pros, their rates and Recommendation Scores.
Approve the pro and rate
You choose the professional and the rate that works for you.
They treat your patients
Your schedule stays full and production stays on track.
Dental staffing across Kitchener
When a hygienist or assistant calls in sick at 6 a.m., a Kitchener practice can lose a full day of production before the first patient even parks. Whether your office sits along the busy King Street corridor downtown, out west in Forest Heights near the Highland and Ira Needles shops, south in Doon and Pioneer Park by the 401, or up in Stanley Park, you need someone who already knows the area and can get to your chair without a cross-region commute. TempStars connects you with dental hygienists and dental assistants right across Waterloo Region, so the temp you approve is genuinely local, not shipped in from hours away.
Kitchener's dental market is tight — a growing population, plenty of established practices in neighbouring Waterloo and Cambridge competing for the same talent, and a tech-sector workforce that keeps demand for care high. Instead of paying an agency a markup and waiting on a callback, you post your open shift, review nearby professionals with their own rates and proprietary Recommendation Scores, and approve the person and rate that fit. The flat $73 + tax fee is charged only after a shift is successfully completed — no subscriptions, no placement fees, no contracts.
- Downtown Kitchener
- Forest Heights
- Stanley Park
- Bridgeport
- Doon
- Pioneer Park
- Country Hills
- Huron Park
Roles you can cover
Dental Hygienists
Cover hygiene days with skilled, local registered dental hygienists who set their own rate and choose their schedule.
Dental Assistants
Book reliable dental assistants for assisting coverage when your team is short — vetted and reviewed by other offices.
Registered Dental Hygienists and dental assistants in Ontario remain responsible for their own current provincial registration, training and credentials.
Backed by guarantees on every shift
- Payment Guarantee
- No contracts
- Short-Notice Cancellation
- You choose the rate
- PPE / Infection Control
Dental staffing in Kitchener, the modern way
Every Kitchener practice owner knows the 6 a.m. "I can't make it in" text — and the old agency model that answered it slowly, expensively and unreliably. TempStars was founded in 2015 by Dr. James Younger, a practising dentist who lived that exact panic, which is why this isn't an agency — it's better. You post your open hygiene or assisting shift in minutes, review local temps across Waterloo Region alongside their rates and Recommendation Scores, then approve the pro and rate that work for you. Backed by a Payment Guarantee, no contracts and a flat $73 + tax fee charged only after a completed shift, more than 14,000 offices already keep their chairs full this way. Post a shift and protect your day.
Kitchener dental staffing FAQ
How does TempStars help Kitchener dental offices fill last-minute shifts?
You post your open hygiene or assisting shift in minutes, then review local dental professionals from across Waterloo Region — including Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge — each with their own rate and a proprietary Recommendation Score built from real temping reviews. You approve the pro and rate that suit you. We can't guarantee a temp is always available, but you're choosing from genuinely local professionals rather than waiting on an agency callback.
What does it cost a Kitchener office to use TempStars?
A flat $73 + tax (CAD) per shift, charged only after a shift is successfully completed. There are no subscriptions, no placement fees and no markups. TempStars is always free for the dental hygienists and dental assistants themselves.
Will the temp actually be local to the Kitchener-Waterloo area?
TempStars serves Kitchener alongside neighbouring Waterloo and Cambridge, so you're reviewing dental hygienists and dental assistants from across Waterloo Region. That means less time lost to long commutes from outside the region and a temp who knows the area — though availability varies day to day.
What guarantees come with each shift?
Every TempStars shift includes a Payment Guarantee, No Contracts, Short-Notice Cancellation protection, the ability for the professional to Choose Their Own Rate, and PPE/Infection Control standards. TempStars is rated 4.6/5 from more than 580 reviews, with 97% rating their experience "Very Happy."
Post a dental shift in Kitchener
Reach local hygienists and assistants in minutes — no agency fees, and you pay just $73 + tax after a completed shift.
