Dental Therapist/Hygienist

Job summary

Would you like to make a difference and fulfil your greatest potential? We have exciting opportunities to advance your career and expand your skills in a supportive and progressive environment.

Come and join our amazing team in our brand new state-of-the-art dental facility and truly make a difference to the local people in Suffolk and North East Essex.

We are a new and innovative Dental Social Enterprise and unique partnership with the University of Suffolk and Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board that truly wants to make a difference to people through the delivery of accessible NHS dental are a purpose-led and values driven organisation. Our mission is clear, we are here to deliver ordinary dental care delivered with extraordinary care.

The University of Suffolk Dental CIC represents a step-change in dental care in Suffolk and North East Essex and we are looking for passionate, talented people to join us.

Main duties of the job

To develop team dentistry by applying appropriate skills to a widerange of cases.

To provide a wide range of dental treatment, appropriate to a registereddental therapist and hygienist at the request of dentists

The additional duties of a dental therapist will include the following:

obtain a detailed dentalhistory from service users and evaluate their medical history

carry out a clinicalexamination within their competence

complete periodontalexamination and charting and use indices to screen and monitor periodontaldisease

diagnose and treatment planwithin their competence

prescribe radiographs

take, process and interpretvarious film views used in general dental practice

plan the delivery of care forservice users

give appropriate serviceusers advice

provide preventive oral care to service users and liaise withdentists over the treatment of caries, periodontal disease and tooth wear undertake supragingival andsubgingival scaling and root surface debridement using manual and poweredinstruments

About us

If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be

We want you to be amazing

Would you like to make a difference and fulfil your greatest potential? We have exciting opportunities to advance your career and expand your skills in a supportive and progressive environment.

Come and join our amazing team in our brand new state-of-the-art dental facility and truly make a difference to the local people in Suffolk and North East Essex.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the job description.

Starting salary £35,000 per annum

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

iploma in Dental Therapy Certificate of Proficiency in Dental Hygiene Current full General Dental Council registration.

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