Associate Dentist

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Oracle Dental Group is seeking a skilled and compassionate associate dentist to join our team on a full or part-time basis. As an associate dentist, you will provide professional dental care and assist in improving the oral health of our patients. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who is passionate about dentistry and patient care to join our forward-looking team who are working at the forefront of modern dentistry under the leadership of the deputy chief dental officer of England.

Pay:

• Dependent on time commitment, UDAs & quantity of private work accomplished

Main duties of the job

We understand what matters to you:

• Hours per week flexible to successful applicant
• 50:50 split private & laboratory costs
• More than enough patients to be able to meet the NHS contract requirements
• Excellent working facilities with modern equipment & technology
• An opportunity for you to access education, foundation training of educational supervisor, leadership fellow and/or research lead.

We have a team of therapists, hygienists, level 2 endodontists, periodontist and qualified dental nurses, CBCT, Scanner, Waterlase and air-conditioned surgeries in a multi-surgery practice which is also an academic dental clinic for the University of Essex.

About us

Oracle Dental Group consists of fifteen surgeries over two sites offering a modern working environment and dedicated support team. Bromley Road Surgery offers parking facilities and is within 3 miles of Colchester North station which has a large taxi rank with a journey time of around 10 minutes. The surgery is also on a main bus route from Colchester City centre. Oracle Dental Group successfully joins with the University of Essex to create the Academic Dental Clinic at the Bromley Road surgery to support dental professional teaching and development. The Academic Dental Clinic provides education and training for dental hygienists and dental therapists, as well as providing teaching for extended dental nurses Disease Prevention, Masters in Periodontology and re-skilling for clinicians following career breaks.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BDS or equivalent from an accredited dental school

Experience

• Organisation and time management
• Compassion and understanding

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.