Paediatric Dentist Employment Contract UK

When to use this contract

Use this contract when appointing a Paediatric Dentist (Children) to cover the following duties in a dental practice workplace: assess, treat or support dental patients within competence, authorisation and supervision arrangements; Maintain accurate dental clinical records, consent information, treatment notes and laboratory or referral records; Follow infection prevention, decontamination, safeguarding and patient safety procedures; Escalate clinical, safeguarding, equipment, treatment or patient concerns promptly. The role pack gives the employer a starting point that reflects the work, rather than a job-title-only document.

Paediatric Dentist (Children) responsibilities include assess, treat or support dental patients within competence, authorisation and supervision arrangements; Maintain accurate dental clinical records, consent information, treatment notes and laboratory or referral records; Follow infection prevention, decontamination, safeguarding and patient safety procedures; Escalate clinical, safeguarding, equipment, treatment or patient concerns promptly. The role also calls for paediatric Dentist (Children); Clinical accuracy; Patient confidentiality; Regulatory awareness, with records, handovers and escalation kept within the employer's agreed procedures.

What makes this role different

Paediatric Dentist (Children) is different from a generic dental practice appointment because the contract needs to record assess, treat or support dental patients within competence, authorisation and supervision arrangements; Maintain accurate dental clinical records, consent information, treatment notes and laboratory or referral records; Follow infection prevention, decontamination, safeguarding and patient safety procedures; Escalate clinical, safeguarding, equipment, treatment or patient concerns promptly and the related paediatric Dentist (Children); Clinical accuracy; Patient confidentiality; Regulatory awareness. The Employee must follow the dental practice operational controls that apply to paediatric dentist (children) work, including GDC standards where applicable, infection control, decontamination procedures, patient consent, safeguarding escalation, accurate record keeping, escalation and safe working requirements

What to prepare before you issue it

• the ages and complexity accepted
• the practice or hospital locations
• the specialist registration requirements
• the sedation and emergency arrangements
• the safeguarding and consent pathways
• the session and follow-up responsibilities