Specialist in Special Care Dentist

• Providing dental services to special care adults and young people
• Treating referred patients thought suitable to receive treatment in primary care
• Undertaking the delivery of dentistry services using conscious sedation techniques
• Delivering dental care under General Anaesthesia if appropriately trained
• Providing expert advice and guidance to colleagues with special care patients
• To provide comprehensive oral care, including unscheduled care, for vulnerable adults and children with complex dental needs, and for those requiring treatment with sedation and general anaesthesia
• Support and mentor new and existing clinicians within the Special Care team and dentists on the JFDCT program
• Work closely with the Clinical Director and support other dentists, including Specialists in Paediatric and Special Care Dentistry, urgent care dentists and Dental Therapists
• Maintain an understanding of, and work in accordance with the contractual obligations of Smile Together
• Work in accordance with the professional standards set out by the General Dental Council
• Be responsible for maintaining a Personal Development Plan and Continued Professional Development log
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of best practice and evidence-based guidance
• Maintain an awareness of current and correct referral criteria and pathways
• Support the Clinical Director in the development and maintenance of the Special Care Service and the clinicians that work within it
• Acknowledge a responsibility to highlight areas of development or gaps in their own skills or knowledge with the Clinical Director
• Be responsible for supervising newly appointed Dentists ensuring induction training is completed and understood
• Work innovatively to optimise clinical efficiency and patient experience in accordance with evidence-based best practice
• Actively engage with Smile Together teams and participate in audit activities, development, and in-house meetings etc
• Be prepared to support colleagues including Joint Dental Foundation Core Trainees
• Be prepared to deliver in-house training classroom sessions or webinars when required
• Be prepared to undertake temporary duties away from their home base (with reasonable notice) when service output requires
• Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Clinical Director
• Be responsible, alongside the Clinical Director, for the induction of clinicians new to the Special Care Service
• Be responsible, alongside the Clinical Director of Workforce Development, for the appraisal and development of clinicians working within the Special Care Service
• To deliver Special Care Dentistry services to adult patients. Provide advice and support to colleagues for patients under 16 when required
• To undertake the delivery of Special Care Dentistry services using conscious sedation techniques
• To lead and deliver dental care under General Anaesthesia
• To work with the Lead Anaesthetist for Adults with Additional Needs in improving GA services including patient assessment, effective use of sessions and developing a culture of continuous improvement
• To provide expert advice and guidance to colleagues for patients with Special Care Dentistry needs
• To develop care pathways with colleagues in other clinical disciplines in both medicine and dentistry so the right patient receives the right care in the right place at the right time
• Support and participate in the SW England MCN for Special Care Dentistry
• Support and participate in the SW England local sedation network meetings
• Support and advise on the development and delivery of Specialist Training in Special Care Dentistry in Cornwall
• Work with medical and dental colleagues to develop a culture of understanding of Special Care Dentistry, leading to a Primary Care network of mutual support to improve patient care
• Provide teaching of undergraduates in Special Care Dentistry in GA theatres
• Create a strong culture of confidence in Special Care Dentistry in Primary Care.by Working with the Clinical Leadership team and Peninsular Dental School to develop a programme of Special Care teaching and experience for undergraduate students at Peninsular Dental School
• Work with the outreach dental therapy team to develop care pathways and services to vulnerable groups within coastal communities and other locations in Cornwall including traveller communities, homeless people, refugees, and asylum seekers
• Support the development of bariatric dental care in Cornwall
• Support the delivery of teaching and training in conscious sedation for dental nurses, dentists, and dental therapists
• Support dental nurses undertaking the NEBDN course in Special Care Dentistry
• Support the Clinical Leadership team with advice and guidance on matters relating to clinical and other services and to assist with service improvement
• Develop clinical leadership skills to strengthen succession planning at senior leadership level
• Be an ambassador for the companys vision, mission and values and demonstrate related behaviours
• To professionally represent Smile Together as an ambassador for the company in this role, leading by example

• GDC registration as a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry without conditions
• GDC Registered without conditions
• Specialism in Special Care
• Batchelor in Dental Surgery
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration
• High clinical and ethical standards, reflective practitioner
• Experience in supporting line managers, an ability to provide and receive feedback
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Established and successful relationship-building skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Able and willing to adapt and change with the times as legislative requirements, technologies, materials, and methods change
• Compliance with appropriate health, safety and security procedures within the work areas, reporting accidents, incidents and near misses using the company reporting framework

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