Periodontist Employment Contract UK

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

• Assess and diagnose periodontal conditions.
• Agree evidence-based specialist treatment plans.
• Perform nonsurgical or surgical care within privileges.
• Maintain accurate periodontal and consent records.
• Coordinate maintenance and referring-clinician handover.
• Manage complications and urgent escalation.

A realistic working scenario

Disease remains uncontrolled before proposed implant treatment. The periodontist documents prognosis and defers progression until risk and maintenance are addressed.

Outputs to agree

• specialist periodontal assessment
• documented treatment and prognosis
• coordinated maintenance plans

Records and evidence

• Charting and imaging.
• Risk and consent.
• Procedure.
• Review and referral.
• Work records.
• Handover notes.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Principal Dentist or Practice Owner. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

• The periodontist retains authority within specialty; restorative or implant decisions outside the pathway need joint approval.
• Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Workplace context

• Practice reception, clinical administration areas and approved patient-facing areas.

Training and certification

• Complete employer-required safeguarding training.
• Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

• specialist registration
• surgical care
• maintenance
• referral communication

Information the employer should prepare

• the specialist procedures and patient groups
• the practice sites and session pattern
• the specialist registration requirements
• the surgical and emergency facilities
• the referral and maintenance pathways
• the remuneration and follow-up arrangements