Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 05, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Reporting to the Medical Superintendent, the successful candidates will be expected to do diagnose, examine and manage dental patients. Her/his job is also to strengthen provision of primary Health Care activities.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Managing patients with dental conditions by diagnosing, investigating, treating and documenting;
• Admitting patients and undertaking minor oral and maxillofacial surgery; prosthetics, orthodontics, peadodonticts, restorative, periontodology and conservative dentistry;
• Carrying out dental examinations, age assessment and writing dental reports;
• Organizing and Participating in community sensitization and outreach programs on dental health care;
• Meeting with patients to discuss and treat dental concerns, performing regular cleanings and preventative procedures, establish a plan for better dental
• Performing dental procedures, such as extractions, root canals, and filling
• Prescribing medications as needed and providing the appropriate follow up curative
• Giving clients sedatives or anesthesia prior to administering
• Ordering diagnostic measures, such as x-rays, models,
• Keeping records relating to the oral health of patients and the treatments given to
• Advise and instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes, and treatment of dental problems, and oral health care
• Ensure the delivery of all dental treatment and care is consistent with all regulatory, accreditation and professional standards, including Unit policies/Procedures and quality
• Demonstrate a high degree of knowledge and competency in the practice of dentistry and associated charting
• Ensure accuracy, efficiency and appropriate confidentiality with patient charting and related
• Supervise the work of Dental Technicians, COHO and Dental
• Prepare regular reports and present to management including plans to improve service delivery and revenue
• Work collaboratively with other departments at St.Francis Community Hospital for the benefit of the
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending/Facilitating CMEs and establishing personal
• Writing discharge summaries and follow-up of patients after surgeries;
• Ensuring all the procedures or services rendered to the patients are charged appropriatetly and on time.

Key Competencies and skills,
• Influencing, persuasion and
• Effective communication
• Policy and strategic
• Delivery on quality
• Risk
• Technical
• Decision-making and problem solving
• Empowering/ delegating
• High standards of professional
• Managerial, administrative and supervisory
• Coping with pressure and
• Coaching/mentoring.

Qualifications,
The ideal candidate must have:
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (DS) degree or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists
• A minimum of two (2) years relevant work experience in a busy
• MUST have completed one (1) year internship
• Certificate of Registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists
• Valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentists
• Proficiency in computer applications

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
Only qualified candidates are encouraged to email their applications with detailed curriculum vitae, names and contacts of three referees, current and expected salary to hr@stfrancishospital.or.ke on or before 15th November, 2021.

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