Job vacancy Dental Officer

Mandate: Ministry of Health exists to promote and provide integrated, holistic and sustainable preventative, cura-tive, rehabilitative quality health service to the nation.
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• CIRCULAR NO. 2 OF 2023

VACANCY: DENTAL OFFICER

VACANCY CODE: 111400363.3.2 & 111403397.1.3

Applications are invited from suitably qualified citizens of Botswana for the above position in the Ministry of Health - Department of Health Services Management, tenable at Boteti DHMT and Ngami DMHT.

SALARY: D4 (P232, 140 - P255, 876 per annum)

BENEFITS:

• Optional contributory Medical Aid Scheme (Government pays 50%, Employee pays 50%).
• Contributory Pension (Government contributes'202815% and employee contributes 5% of basic salary).

LEAVE: 30 working days per annum.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS/DDSc)/ Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BchD/BDS)/ Doctor of Dental Medicine

(DMD), / Medicine Dentium Doctoris (MDDr).

Applicants must have valid practicing licenses issued by the Botswana Health Professions Council (BHPC).

EXPERIENCE:

must have completed one (1) year internship.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To provide preventative, diagnostic, curative, promotive and rehabilitative oral health services to a general patient population within a designated district and dental facility.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Consult and examine patients to identify oral health conditions (including referred patients).
• Take, develop, and interpret intra-oral and panoramic radiographs as an aid to diagnosis.
• Order and interpret extra - oral radiographs as an aid to diagnosis.
• Draw blood, order tests and interpret results as an aid to management of patient's condition.
• Perform incisional and minor excisional biopsies.
• Communicate the treatment plan of care to the patient.
• Treat patients for preventive, restorative, prosthodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery, periodontology, maxillofacial, oral medicine and endodontic and/ or refers as necessary.
• Prepare the patient for operations in theater.
• Participates in oral disease prevention and health promotional programmes in designated areas.
• Undertake outreach services to designated areas.
• Admit patients in the facility requiring in-patient care.
• Provide advice and guidance in oral health related matters to stakeholders.
• Implement infection prevention and control measures in the dental clinic.
• Attend to customer complaints and enquiries.
• Liaise with stakeholders for the better running of the facility.

COMPETENCIES:

• Communication Skills
• Customer focus
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity and Trust
• Functional/ Technical Skills
• Drive for Results
• Organizational Agility
• Time Management

 

21 Feb, 2023