Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University's Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa. Our Vision of Aga Khan University Ho...

Responsibilities:

• Carry out emergency dental procedures as well as attend to non-emergency procedures;
• Counsel patients on oral hygiene instruction and demonstrate techniques to achieve this.
• Examine, diagnose and treat general oral diseases
• Educate patients on preventive dental care and oral health care
• Records care provided in electronic health record system accurately and completely, reflecting the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided. Complete referrals, data collections instruments and other records or documents as required.
• Dental Implant case diagnosis, treatment and long term follow up
• Liaise with Consultants on adequate referral and follow up on specialized cases
• Liaise with Consultants on handling specialized cases in the provision of patient dental health care
• Supervise dental auxiliary staff to ensure application of proper technique and methods; update staff on new practices and procedure.
• Review and develop appropriate policies and procedures for patient care to formulate best practice guidelines

Requirements:

• Bachelors of Dental Surgery
• Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
• Valid License
• Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in general dentistry and dental implants
• Clinical experience in Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine: patient education, diagnosis and treatment modalities

Job Type: Contract

Qualification: BA/BSc/HND

Experience: 2 years

Location: Nairobi

Job Field: Medical / Healthcare

• Carry out emergency dental procedures as well as attend to non-emergency procedures;
• Counsel patients on oral hygiene instruction and demonstrate techniques to achieve this.
• Examine, diagnose and treat general oral diseases
• Educate patients on preventive dental care and oral health care
• Records care provided in electronic health record system accurately and completely, reflecting the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided. Complete referrals, data collections instruments and other records or documents as required.
• Dental Implant case diagnosis, treatment and long term follow up
• Liaise with Consultants on adequate referral and follow up on specialized cases
• Liaise with Consultants on handling specialized cases in the provision of patient dental health care
• Supervise dental auxiliary staff to ensure application of proper technique and methods; update staff on new practices and procedure.
• Review and develop appropriate policies and procedures for patient care to formulate best practice guidelines

• General dentistry
• Dental implant diagnosis, treatment and long term follow up
• Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine
• Patient education and oral hygiene instruction
• Diagnosis and treatment of general oral diseases
• Electronic health record documentation
• Referral and follow up on specialized cases
• Supervision of dental auxiliary staff

• Bachelors of Dental Surgery
• Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
• Valid License
• Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in general dentistry and dental implants
• Clinical experience in Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine: patient education, diagnosis and treatment modalities