Senior Dental Officer at KRAF Nigeria Limited

Location: Egbeda, Lagos

Job Description

• Performs quality clinical and radiographic evaluations to diagnose and treat diseases of the oral cavity.
• Promotes oral health by providing educational information on all phases of preventive and restorative dentistry and oral hygiene.
• Reviews and follows all dental clinic protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Documents and follows treatment plans that include appropriate preventive and restorative therapy.
• Manage medical/dental history with a comprehensive evaluation of the patient's general health.
• Address all contra-indications pertaining to treatment and identify patient's chief complaint or reason for visit.
• Maintain the baseline radiographs and any other radiographs necessary to diagnose and treatment plan the case.

Requirements

• Candidates must have Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Must be registered with the Medical Council of Nigeria with Current Year annual practising Licence.
• 5 - 6 years experience.

Skills:

• Skill in providing excellent customer service and support; organizing and prioritizing workload and meeting deadlines; and excellent written and verbal communication.
• Skill in administering, maintaining, and expanding a program of primary (and in selected instances, secondary) care and preventive dental care in a community health care setting.
• Treatment should include but not be limited to the following: elimination of pain, removal of carious lesions, restorative, periodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, and oral surgery.
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, education, racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds.
• Ability to work effectively with managers, co-workers, members of the public and professional groups.
• Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, concisely with others (internal and external customers, both verbally and in writing), consistently demonstrate positive/proactive customer service attitude. Consistently maintains ethical behaviors exemplary of quality public service and fair standards, inclusively, among all employees and members of the public.
• Ability to work as an effective team member; function independently, exercise sound judgment and initiative; be flexible to shift priorities; maintain confidentiality; establish and maintain effective interpersonal work relationships, effectively assist providers; work toward goals and objectives of draft priorities.
• Ability to follow NHC Clinic practice guidelines - including adhering to the NHC immunization policy and the NHC Mission and Vision and NHC Corporate Compliance Policy.
• Ability to receive constructive feedback including evaluation of provider’s productivity and practice attributes.
• May be asked to perform other duties that align with NHC’s mission, including but not limited to participation on clinical committees, providing education, Quality Review and/or other activities.

Salary
N300,000 - N350,000 Monthly.