Dental Therapist/Hygienist
Primary Care Careers
The closing date is 03 October 2024
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.
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 on a full or part-time basis.
Main duties of the job
- Develop team dentistry by applying appropriate skills to a wide range of cases.
- Provide a wide range of dental treatment, appropriate to a registered dental therapist and hygienist at the request of dentists.
- Obtain a detailed dental history from patients and evaluate their medical history.
The additional duties of a dental therapist will include:
- Carry out a clinical examination within their competence - complete periodontal examination and charting and use indices to screen and monitor periodontal disease - diagnose and treatment plan within their competence - prescribe radiographs - take, process and interpret various film views used in general dental practice.
- Plan the delivery of care for patients - give appropriate patient advice.
- Provide preventive oral care to patients and liaise with dentists over the treatment of caries, periodontal disease and tooth wear - undertake supragingival and subgingival scaling and root surface debridement using manual and powered instruments - use appropriate anti-microbial therapy to manage plaque related diseases.
- Adjust restored surfaces in relation to periodontal treatment.
- Apply topical treatments and fissure sealants.
- Take intra and extra-oral photographs.
- Give infiltration and inferior dental block analgesia.
- Place temporary dressings and re-cement crowns with temporary cement.
- Place rubber dams.
- Take impressions.
About us
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 care. We are a purpose-led and values driven organisation. Our mission is clear, we are here to deliver ordinary dental care delivered with extraordinary care.
Date posted
29 August 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£35,000 a year minimum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
8026
Job locations
Waterfront Building
19-21 Neptune Quay
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 1QJ
Employer details
Employer name
Primary Care Careers
Address
Waterfront Building
19-21 Neptune Quay
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 1QJ
Employer's website
https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment Team
University of Suffolk Dental CIC
enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk
01206918760