Dental Therapist at KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health

REQUIMEMTS :

• Grade 12 (senior certificate) / standard 10. Bachelor of Dental Therapy. Registration certificate with HPCSA as dental therapist. current registration with the HPSA. Valid drivers’ licence, Code EB or C1. Applicants are submitting Z83 and CV only, all other documents including any proof is submitted by shortlisted candidates. 
• Grade 1: No experience. Requirements 
• Grade 2: A Minimum of 10 years relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Dental Therapist. Requirements 
• Grade 3: A Minimum of 20 years relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Dental Therapist.

Knowledge; Skills; Training And Competencies Required:

• Communication & interpersonal skills. Ability to initiate and maintain management proper and appropriate case management. Sound and expect knowledge of dental care therapeutic and preventative process and procedures. Supervisory analytical and team building skills. Cultural diversity management, training & presentation skills & computer. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidates suitability based on the posts technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. 

DUTIES :

• Ensure appropriate management and treatment of dental patients. Provide quality oral health care to patients (whole spectrum, i.e. restoration, filling and extraction) Ensure appropriate referral of patients.
• Implement policies and guidelines (IPC, waste management). Proper utilization and safeguarding of all allocated sources. Conduct oral health education to patients and identified groups. Strengthen the referral systems to the chc and next level of care.
• Participate in oral health preventative programs. Participate in oral health month activities (i.e. screening, health talks, etc.). Conduct service need index screening at schools (i.e. cleaning of teeth extraction). Supervision of Junior staff members in the department. Implement a continuous monitoring of staff through EPMDS.
• Provide conservative dentistry service to prolong teeth mobility. Perform exodontials within the scope of dental therapy practise. Identify serious oral diseases and abnormalities. Participate in all outreach programmes as needed. Compile daily statistics, analyse and submit monthly reports timeously as required. Participate in quality improvement programmes thus contribute to accreditation norms and standard.