Community Dental Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS benefits package

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

A part-time community dental therapy post sits within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, spanning Nevill Hall Hospital and Ebbw Vale Dental Clinic. The role focuses on prevention and clinical care for vulnerable children and adults, including Direct Access delivery and outreach in schools, care homes, and mobile units.

GDC registration and Direct Access training are essential, with inhalation sedation available for trained staff.

Qualifications

• GDC registration required.
• Direct Access training per GDC guidance.
• Experience delivering Direct Access for adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Provide oral health promotion and education for children and adults.
• Deliver preventive and clinical dental care prescribed by a dentist.
• Provide clinical care under Direct Access per GDC guidance.
• Deliver care in clinics, mobile units, care homes, hospitals and homes.
• Provide dental care in schools for vulnerable children and adults.
• Work with dental teams to deliver appropriate care.

Skills

Oral health promotion

Direct Access training

GDC registration

Education

BSc in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene or equivalent

Job description

This part-time community dental therapy post sits within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, split across Nevill Hall Hospital and Ebbw Vale Dental Clinic. The work centres on prevention and clinical dental care for vulnerable children and adults, prescribed by a dentist or delivered under Direct Access. Care reaches schools, care homes, patients' homes and mobile dental units as well as clinics, with inhalation sedation for those trained in it. GDC registration and Direct Access training are essential for fit.

What the job involves

• Provide oral health promotion and education for children and adults
• Deliver prevention and clinical dental care prescribed by a dentist
• Provide clinical dental care under Direct Access arrangements per GDC standards
• Deliver care in clinics, mobile dental units, care homes, hospitals and patients' homes
• Provide care in schools for vulnerable children and adults
• Provide dental care using inhalation sedation once trained in dental sedation
• Work efficiently and effectively with dental teams to deliver appropriate care

Qualifications

• BSc in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene or equivalent
• Trained in providing Direct Access to patients per GDC guidance

Registration & licences

• Registration with the General Dental Council

Experience

• Providing Direct Access to adults and children
• Competent in oral health promotion, education, prevention and dental care for children and adults
• Working independently
• Experience of Direct Access per GDC guidance

Nice to have

• Post Graduate Certificate in Education and Training
• Certificate in Oral Health Education course
• Ability to speak Welsh
• Carrying out dental health programmes
• Experience of providing inhalation sedation
• Working across different sites, such as domiciliary care or mobile dental units

What’s offered

• Learning and development opportunities
• Flexible working where possible
• Comprehensive NHS benefits package