Vacancy: Periodontist

Expiration Date : 2024-08-02 17:00:00

• Provide leadership in periodontist care.
• Take a proactive role in the development and implementation of dental periodontist services under the UGMC’s strategic direction.
• Take a lead role in ensuring that high clinical standards are met in the provision of specialist dental services.
• Play an active role in ensuring that appropriate healthcare services are designed and delivered to achieve the highest standards of care.
• Contribute to monitoring the quality of dental practice.
• Facilitate the development of procedures and systems to assess and minimize risk to Medical/dental staff and others.
• Take a lead role in ensuring that the dental services provided meet the physical, social, and emotional needs of patients/clients.
• Act as an expert resource for implementing advanced practice, empowering dentists to take on a wider range of roles and skills.
• Take a lead role in ensuring that the objectives and targets in the department are met.
• Take a lead role in dental training.
• Take a lead role in maintaining skills and knowledge in the specialist fields through an agreed CPD plan, in line with the outcome of the annual appraisal process.
• Contribute to clinical supervision.
• Provide leadership and technical support to develop the protocols and guidelines relevant to the area of practice using a multi-disciplinary team.
• Take a lead role in promoting evidence-based practice.
• Plan, organize, and participate in specialist outreach services.

• Bachelor of Dentistry or equivalent.
• A relevant postgraduate exit qualification to the level of a fellowship in Periodontology from a recognized postgraduate institution.
• A post-fellowship research work /publication.
• Leadership and management training.
• Continuing Professional Training in the field of relevant specialty.