Salary Scale: Ksh.77,527 x 3,877 – 81,404 x 4,070 – 85,474 x 4,274 –89,748 x 4,487 – 94,235 x 4,712 – 98,947 x 4,947 – 103,894 p.m.
Terms of service: Permanent
Responsibilities for the Dental Specialist Job
Performing specific dental procedures including restorative,prosthodontics, peadodonticts, orthodontics, minor oral-facial surgeries, and periodontology;
Being on call to review and manage dental health patients;
Undertaking medico-legal duties which include filling of P.3 forms;
Undertaking dental examinations, age assessment, and writing dental reports;
Conducting outreach community oral health services;
Educating and creating awareness on prevention of dental diseases and dental health;
Supervising, training and coaching dental interns and students;
Ensuring that dental health reports are submitted promptly;
Coordinating capacity building and deployment of dental personnel;
Any other duty as may be assigned by a competent authority.
Requirements for the Dental Specialist Job
Be a Kenyan Citizen;
Served as a senior dental officer for a minimum period of three (3)
Bachelor of Dental Surgery(DS) degree or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
Masters of Dental Surgery degree in any of the following disciplines:-
Paediatric Dentistry, Periodontology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Prosthodontics, Dental Biomaterials, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Dental Anaesthesia, Forensic Odontology, Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics, Oral Implantology, Orthodontics, Aesthetic Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial /Dental Radiology and Community Dentistry or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
Registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
Valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
Training in Strategic Leadership Development Programme, lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
Demonstrated the ability and competence in organizing, performing and discharging dental function.
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