Dental Officer

Vocational Training Council; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Vocational Training Council in Hong Kong seeks a Senior Lecturer in Dentistry to support oral health education, seminars and screening programs. The role involves supervising dental staff, assisting in programme design and quality assurance, and developing educational kits at the IVE Chai Wan campus.

The ideal candidate holds a dental degree with postgraduate qualifications, HK registration, and at least 5 years of relevant experience, with strong English and Chinese communication skills.

Qualifications

• A recognised degree in Dentistry or relevant professional qualification in Dentistry.
• Post-graduate qualification in Dentistry is preferred.
• Registered Dentist under the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Cap. 156) in Hong Kong with valid practising certificate.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Good records of professional development and industry linkages.
• Strong administrative, interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills; good presentation skills; proficiency in English and Chinese, Putonghua preferred.

Responsibilities

• To assist in supervising the oral care workshops or seminars.
• To provide dental screening and emergency services for promotion of dental hygiene and preventive care.
• To assist senior management in programme design, development, validation and implementation of quality assurance policy.
• To design educational kits to promote oral health care.
• To supervise Dental Hygienists and Dental Surgery Assistants’ work.
• To assist Senior Dental Officer in preparing interim and annual reports on programme performance.

Skills

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

Team building

English & Chinese proficiency

Education

Degree in Dentistry

Post-graduate qualification in Dentistry

Job description

• (a) To assist in supervising the oral care workshops or seminars;


• (b) To provide dental screening and emergency services for the promotion of dental hygiene and preventive dental service;


• (c) To assist senior management in programme design and development, validation and the implementation of quality assurance policy;


• (d) To design educational kits to promote oral health care;


• (e) To supervise Dental Hygienists and Dental Surgery Assistants’ work; and


• (f) To assist Senior Dental Officer in preparing interim report and annual report on the performance of the programme.

Requirements

• (a) A recognised degree in Dentistry or relevant professional qualification in Dentistry, preferably with a post-graduate qualification;


• (b) Qualification of registered Dentist under the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Cap. 156) in Hong Kong and valid practicing certificate issued by the Dental Council of Hong Kong;


• (c) At least 5 years’ relevant experience;


• (d) Good records of professional development and linkages with the industry;


• (e) Good administrative, interpersonal, communication and team building skills; and


• (f) Good presentation skills and a high level of proficiency in both English and Chinese, preferably including Putonghua.

Notes

• (1) The post is at the rank of Senior Lecturer.


• (2) The work location is in IVE (Chai Wan).


• (3) Shortlisted candidates will be required to take a written assessment.


• (4) The appointee(s) may be required to perform duties outside normal office hours and at different work locations as assigned.

Applicants not invited for interview within 10 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.

The Council reserves the right not to fill the post(s).

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Information on unsuccessful candidates will normally be destroyed 12 months after the completion of the recruitment exercise.