Dentist Job Description

1. Clinical

a) Undertake thorough examination and assessment of patients and use the most appropriate restorative, periodontal and surgical treatments.

b) Plan and manage care for a range of patients.

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c) Plan, develop and implement appropriate interventions focussing on self-care.

d) Undertake appropriate assessment of patients to determine the need for specialist advice.
2. Management and leadership

Dentist Job Description

a) Take responsibility for the running of the immediate clinical environment and the immediate dental team.
b) Knowledgeable of the legislative framework. Provide advice and support to other team members.
c) Understand the financial framework to support and advise other team members.
d) Provide leadership and training in a specific area to a range of staff.
e) Understand and advise other team members on health and safety issues.
3. Professionalism

a) Advise and support colleagues on ethical issues.
b) Provide care which requires the application of sound ethical and professional principles in a more complex clinical, social and intellectual context.
c) Participate in appraisal, peer review, continuing professional development and clinical audit activities.
d) Deal professionally with issues of poor/under performance in colleagues in line with the PCT policy.
4. Teaching and Training

a) May participate in dental epidemiological fieldwork.
b) Participate in the training of individuals on a local clinical basis.

Dentist Job Description