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Post: consultant in restorative dentistry
base: & SCHOOL
Interview Date: 6th October 2022
Applications are invited for a Consultant in Restorative Dentistry. This is a permanent, 1 wte (10PA) post based at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School. We are the largest provider of specialist oral healthcare in . The post holder will join a large, well-established Department of Restorative Dentistry. Aside from clinical service provision, opportunities exist for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, Quality Improvement activity, and participation in research. The Department has close links with other acute medical and surgical specialities in Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
The appointee will be responsible, together with colleagues, for the provision of specialist assessment, diagnosis, and treatment primarily in periodontics, including implant dentistry, and to a lesser degree in endodontics. This service provides advice and treatment plans for referring practitioners and, where appropriate, provision of treatment.
The post holder would be expected to develop further the existing surgical services within the discipline of periodontics and play an active role in the teaching and training of postgraduate dentists to specialist level. In particular the applicant would be expected to undertake specialist hard and soft tissue augmentation procedures including mucogingival surgery and be able to train specialist trainees in this area. Additional multi-disciplinary responsibilities will include the provision of hypodontia rehabilitation in conjunction with GDH orthodontic teams as well as those in outlying West of Scotland Boards.
You will be expected to have a high level of knowledge and expertise in the field of Restorative Dentistry, as well as implant dentistry and hard and soft tissue augmentation. Opportunities for clinical activity in the other Restorative disciplines may arise, dependent on future service demands.
Applicants must have full GDC registration, have completed Specialist Training and be on the Restorative Dentistry Specialist Register of the GDC, or have a CCST date within six months of the date of interview.
For further information about the post, or to arrange an informal visit please contact either: