Dental Nurse Needed In High Wycombe Asap
Posted On: Thursday 28th May
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Location: high wycomble
JOB PURPOSE
To assist the Dentist in delivering dental care to patients unable to register with a General Dental Practitioner including maintaining the necessary equipment and records and paperwork to support such treatments. The Dental Nurse has a key role in encouraging good dental hygiene and ensuring the well being of the patient.
The Dental Nurse may be required to staff the dental information line, dealing directly with the public and other health professionals. Clinical telephone advice will be given to callers using agreed guidelines.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain, clean and sterilise dental instruments and support items, ensuring that the risk of cross infection is minimised/ eliminated.
Maintain adequate stock of emergency drugs, dental materials and instruments to deliver high quality patient care.
Collect, receive and prepare those patients who are to undergo treatment, including the completion or retrieval of any necessary paperwork, x-ray, or laboratory work, checking the patients identity.
Assist the dentist in charting the patients dental anatomy, pathology, and screening to enable delivery of dental treatment.
Preparation of any necessary filling materials, impressions and instruments.
To be constantly vigilant to make the patient as comfortable as possible and be aware of any adverse changes in the patients disposition during treatment. To prepare the patient to leave the surgery ensuring the patient has been given postoperative advice.
To arrange appointments or handling queries from patients in the surgery or on the telephone, triage of dental pain prioritising emergency cases.
To support the promotion of good oral hygiene and to make the patient aware of various dental procedures, offering advice they may need to take before or after any dental treatment.
To maintain and complete and submit GDS forms and ensure adequate clinical records, to enable retrieval of any patient or statistical data that may be required by the Dental Practice Manager, Clinical Director of Dental Services or Regional Dental Officer.
To participate in any vocational training scheme or general professional training scheme as may be organised for newly qualified dentists as required.
To undertake a commitment to support the dentist in making domiciliary visits and responding to dental emergencies, including participation in the out-of-hours emergency rota.
To undertake an assessment of callers on the dental enquiry line presenting with a problem, referring the caller to an appropriate service or providing advice and guidance on self-care.
DESIRABLE
Post holder should be willing to undertake any training that may be necessary to carry out the work effectively and efficiently
Class B Driving qualification
Up to date knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Knowledge of dental practice software