Locum Dental Surgeon, Outreach Clinics

Responsibilities:

Carry out emergency dental procedures as well as attend to non-emergency procedures;

Counsel patients on oral hygiene instruction and demonstrate techniques to achieve this.

Examine, diagnose and treat general oral diseases

Educate patients on preventive dental care and oral health care

Records care provided in electronic health record system accurately and completely, reflecting the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided. Complete referrals, data collections instruments and other records or documents as required.

Dental Implant case diagnosis, treatment and long term follow up

Liaise with Consultants on adequate referral and follow up on specialized cases

Liaise with Consultants on handling specialized cases in the provision of patient dental health care

Supervise dental auxiliary staff to ensure application of proper technique and methods; update staff on new practices and procedure.

Review and develop appropriate policies and procedures for patient care to formulate best practice guidelines

Requirements:

Bachelors of Dental Surgery

Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board

Valid License

Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)

At least 2 years of relevant experience in general dentistry and dental implants

Clinical experience in Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine: patient education, diagnosis and treatment modalities

Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND

How to apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Aga Khan University Hospital on aku.taleo.net to apply

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