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.

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.