Dentist

Healthcare

29 March 2024113 views

Employment duties
Provide high quality dental treatment in line with current theory and practice, while treating patients with empathy and understanding

Maintain the required professional registration, indemnity and insurance

Manage own programme of continuing professional development to maintain and improve own professional knowledge and competence and to meet the GDC requirements
Follow all practice policies and procedures and maintain standards of infection prevention and control in line with current theory and practice
Treat patients with empathy and understanding
Establish, promote and maintain productive working relationships with all team members to provide high standards of care and service to the patients in line with the practice policies and procedures
Liaise with the practice owner on all matters concerning administration, pay and service conditions
Supervise the assisting dental nurse in regard to clinical matters
Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work

Key tasks
Offer dental treatment to the patients in line with the dentist’s skill, experience and the GDC’s ‘Scope of Practice’ including:
Diagnose disease
Prepare comprehensive treatment plans
Prescribe and provide endodontic treatment on adult teeth
Prescribe and provide fixed and removable prostheses
Carry out oral surgery
Provide oral health advice and care
Carry out periodontal surgery
Extract permanent teeth
Prescribe and provide crowns, bridges, veneers and cosmetic dentistry
Carry out treatment on patients who are under general anaesthesia
Provide conscious sedation
Prescribe medicines as part of dental treatment
Prescribe and interpret radiographs



Additional skills which a dentist could develop after appropriate training:
Provide implants
Provide non-surgical cosmetic injectables
Prescribe and provide fixed orthodontic treatment




Refer to a suitable practitioner if the treatment is outside of your sphere of knowledge and/or experience
Recognise where supervision is necessary and refer appropriate difficult professional or clinical issues to the practice owner
Take part in the emergency rota as directed
Maintain good lines of communication with the practice team in the best interests of patients
Obtain valid consent from patients before starting treatment, in line with the current guidelines and the practice policy
Ensure that all clinical dental notes are comprehensive, contemporaneous and complete and are available for inspection at the premises at any time
Keep up to date with and practise in line with current NHS (where appropriate) and GDC regulations as well as with the guidance from the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners and NICE
Keep up to date with health and safety requirements
Attend practice meetings and training sessions when requested
Observe correct professional behaviour and promote a positive image of the profession and the practice at all times
Keep confidential all patient, business and practice information
Work actively with the practice owner to develop the practice and implement the business plan
  • Experience
    Required
  • Languages
    English – Intermediate
  • Employment
    Part-time

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DentistLondon

Dental Practice • 11-50 Employees

Hiring with us since November, 2023

At Kings Dental Clinic we welcome new patients to both of our locations, Hammersmith and Southwark. We strive to offer the very best possible service at all times, no matter why you come to see us.

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