Dental Officer

2 months ago

Richmond, Australia North Richmond Community Health Full time

**North Richmond Community Health (NRCH) **is committed to making healthcare more accessible and culturally relevant. With the recent addition of Victoria’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Room, NRCH works with community members to support social justice principles which afford all people the right to dignity, respect, and the highest quality of care. NRCH provides a range of medical, allied health, dental and community services to clients from all backgrounds.
- We are seeking a Dental Officer to work within NRCH’s multi-disciplinary dental team to provide high quality dental care directed to meeting the needs of the organisations diverse community. This will include preventive and emergency dental services, and oral health education. The Dental Officer is responsible for the provision of safe and high-quality dental care within the scope of the Dental Practice Board of Australia’s Code of Practice._
**Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Providing, independently and efficiently, high quality clinical services according to the needs of the client and within the guidelines of the funding bodies.
- Appropriate examination and diagnosis of emergency and general dental patients
- Preventive services and oral health education tailored to the client’s needs
- Simple and complex direct restorations
- Extractions and minor oral surgery procedures
- Conservative periodontal management
- Management of dental infections
- Endodontic treatment necessary for aesthetics and function where appropriate i.e. teeth restorable and client well motivated
- Provide oral health promotion and education to clients and/or carers regarding dental health preventive measures in a clinical setting
- Enhance patient throughput by ensuring efficient patient scheduling and demonstrating effective time management.
- Maintain high quality, accurate client records as per AHPRA and DHSV clinical record keeping guidelines.
- Maintain privacy and confidentiality in regard to client records and information.
- Attend and contribute as appropriate at clinical meetings, peer review, oral health and site meetings.
- Participate in ongoing training and development to maintain professional knowledge and skills to provide the best possible oral health care
- Participate in the review development policies and procedures relevant to the operations of the service.
- Meet service objectives, standards and targets; ensure Quality Assurance in relation to direct patient care; continuously improve services provided.
- Act as a mentor to employees with less experience or limited scope of practice (eg: Dental Therapists, Oral Health Therapists, Junior dentists)

**Key Selection Criteria**
- Essential qualifications, attributes and skills include, but are not limited to:

- Australian-recognised Dental qualifications
- Current registration with AHPRA
- Current Professional Development requirements as per APHRA
- Radiation Licence
- Ability to practice / provide services in a manner that is sensitive and responsive to cultural requirements
- Ability to speak a relevant community language would be advantageous.

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