GP Dentist

Role Overview

GP Dentist at NMC Healthcare. The role delivers professional, ethical, and high-quality clinical dental services to patients efficiently.

Role Purpose

To provide comprehensive general dental care to adult and pediatric patients while maintaining clinical governance, quality standards, and continuous professional development. The role emphasizes ethical practice, accurate record-keeping, and integration within a multi-professional healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Examination & Diagnosis

• Examine clinically and radiographically the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity and head and neck region.
• Identify and record developmental abnormalities, caries, fractures, root exposures, erosions, abrasions, and defective restorations of existing teeth.
• Record condition and existing pathology of the periodontium, soft tissues of the mouth, temporo-mandibular joint, muscles of mastication, occlusal relationship, and other areas of the head and neck region.
• Order, expose, and interpret intra- and extra-oral radiographs of the teeth, alveolar ridges, temporo-mandibular joint, and other hard tissues of the cranial facial complex.
• Utilize radiography techniques and safeguards to assure maximum diagnostic results and patient protection against radiation hazards.
• Diagnose existing pathology using aids such as study casts, electric vitalometers, transilluminators, thermal aids, percussion, and palpation.
• Interview patients and record medical history.
• Order appropriate medical laboratory tests to assist in diagnosis of systemic diseases that may affect dental treatment.
• Take and record patients' vital signs, including pulse rate and blood pressure.
• Refer patients for appropriate medical evaluation when indicated.

Treatment Planning & Patient Communication

• Plan a course of treatment based on clinical and radiographic examination findings, patient needs, and clinic philosophy and policies.
• Ascertain patient's interest in dental health care and treatment expectations.
• Explain all aspects of dental disease, planned treatment, and costs to assure complete patient understanding.
• Keep clients up to date with relevant and accurate information and involve them in decisions that affect them.
• Identify and understand the needs and expectations of clients in a professional manner and share with relevant team members.
• Respond to client complaints in a timely and effective manner and provide feedback on progress.

Preventive Procedures

• Perform preventive procedures on adults and children including dietary analysis, caries susceptibility tests, prophylaxis, topical fluoride therapy, oral hygiene instructions, and application of dental fissure sealants.

Operative Dentistry

• Prescribe and administer pre-medications to patients as indicated.
• Utilize local anesthetics for control of pain.
• Recognize adverse reactions to anesthetic agents and take immediate necessary measures to counteract such reactions.
• Adjust occlusion as necessary to provide an acceptable pattern of centric contact, grouped functional contacts, and elimination of non-functional contacts.
• Treat and restore decayed and fractured teeth of adults and children under adequate isolation.
• Remove decay and shape cavities to receive restorative materials of choice (gold, silver, amalgam, resin, porcelain).
• Place appropriate medications and bases to treat or protect remaining tooth structure.
• Place, carve, finish, and polish restorations to restore function and appearance.

Prosthodontics & Oral Surgery

• Prepare teeth and soft tissues for the placement of fixed or removable prostheses (bridges, partial dentures, full dentures) to replace missing teeth or regain stability through splinting when indicated.
• Make accurate impressions and precise inter-occlusal records for the fabrication of dental prosthetic appliances.
• Remove diseased or fractured teeth beyond repair.
• Perform other oral surgical procedures.
• Recognize and treat or refer for treatment diseases of the pulp and periodontal structures.

Specialty Recognition & Referral

• Recognize orthodontic problems of patients.
• Design, fit, and adjust removable appliances for minor tooth movement or space maintenance.
• Recognize and treat or refer for treatment oral pathology, malignant and benign.
• Recognize oral manifestations of systemic disease.
• Possess basic knowledge of general medicine.
• Recognize personal limitations and refer patients to other health professionals when referral will result in better care.

Emergency Services

• Provide emergency after-hours dental services to hospital in-patient and emergency room referrals.

Clinical Governance & Quality

• Monitor and manage clinical risks.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality standards.
• Maintain accurate medical records.
• Uphold good medical practice through continuous professional development for oneself and others.
• Maintain integrity by providing ethical and responsible clinical services.
• Identify and report non-compliance to relevant stakeholders, constructively.
• Continuously evaluate quality of own work and provide feedback on progress.
• Complete tasks in accordance with set procedures and guidelines.
• Take care to perform all tasks precisely and accurately to minimize errors.
• Focus on consistently delivering a positive client experience.

Professional Development & Team Participation

• Participate in a multi-professional team approach to the delivery of dental health care.
• Demonstrate commitment to the delivery of quality patient care within the bounds of the clinical environment.
• Participate in in-service training programs and continuing techniques education courses to improve personal knowledge of techniques and materials and enhance skills.
• Become certified in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation technique.
• Attend staff meetings and weekly rounds and participate in in-service activities as required, including Morbidity & Mortality conferences and Peer Reviews.
• Continuously build and share knowledge to deliver expert service within own scope of work, drawing on expertise of others as needed.
• Align individual behaviour to support and meet team goals.
• Proactively and respectfully share all relevant viewpoints with others and seek their input.
• Clarify and understand own role and responsibilities within the team.
• Recognize, appreciate, and respect individual differences.
• Actively participate and build a positive team spirit.
• Deliver on work outputs with high level of energy, focused effort, and pace.
• Perform additional duties and projects as assigned by immediate superior.

Qualifications & Experience

• At least 2–3 years' experience in the relevant specialised department in a private hospital setting.
• Work experience from a Tier 1 country as specified by the UAE healthcare regulator.
• Basic medical degree recognised by the relevant UAE healthcare authority.
• Diploma or training in a speciality recognised by the relevant UAE healthcare authority.
• Active and valid life support certification (e.g. BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, NRP).