About the Role
A reputed private hospital in the UAE is seeking a highly skilled Specialist Oral & Dental Surgeon (Western Qualified) to provide comprehensive oral and dental surgical care to patients across all age groups. The successful candidate will diagnose, treat, and manage a broad range of oral and maxillofacial conditions while delivering exceptional patient care in accordance with international clinical standards and UAE healthcare regulations.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders affecting the oral cavity, teeth, jaws, facial bones, and associated soft tissues.
- Perform routine and complex tooth extractions, including impacted third molars.
- Carry out dentoalveolar surgical procedures and pre-prosthetic surgery.
- Diagnose and surgically manage odontogenic cysts, benign oral lesions, oral infections, and maxillofacial trauma within the scope of practice.
- Perform surgical placement of dental implants and bone grafting procedures where appropriately credentialed.
- Manage oral infections, facial swellings, and dental emergencies.
- Evaluate patients using clinical examinations, CBCT imaging, radiographs, and other diagnostic tools.
- Develop individualized treatment plans and provide comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative care.
- Collaborate with restorative dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, and periodontists for multidisciplinary treatment planning.
- Counsel patients regarding treatment options, surgical procedures, risks, expected outcomes, and postoperative care.
- Prescribe medications and pain management therapies in accordance with evidence-based practice and hospital policies.
- Maintain accurate electronic medical and dental records.
- Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, continuing professional development (CPD/CME), and departmental meetings.
- Participate in emergency and on-call services as required by the hospital.
Requirements
- Western Qualified Specialist Oral & Dental Surgeon
- Ability to deliver exceptional patient care in accordance with international clinical standards and UAE healthcare regulations.
- Work collaboratively with prosthodontists, orthodontists, periodontists, endodontists, ENT specialists, plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Appropriately credentialed for surgical placement of dental implants and bone grafting procedures.
Skills
- Oral and dental surgical care
- Diagnosis and treatment of oral and maxillofacial conditions
- Tooth extractions
- Dentoalveolar surgical procedures
- Pre-prosthetic surgery
- Management of odontogenic cysts, benign oral lesions, oral infections, and maxillofacial trauma
- Surgical placement of dental implants
- Bone grafting procedures
- Patient evaluation using clinical examinations, CBCT imaging, and radiographs
- Treatment planning
- Pre-operative and post-operative care
- Multidisciplinary treatment planning
- Patient counseling
- Prescribing medications and pain management therapies
- Electronic medical and dental record maintenance
- Clinical audits
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Continuing professional development (CPD/CME)
- Emergency and on-call services
Location
- UAE
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Specialist
Education Level
- Western Qualified
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive tax-free salary
- Performance-based incentives (where applicable)
Benefits
- Employment visa sponsored by the employer
- Comprehensive medical insurance for self and eligible dependents
- Annual return airfare
- 30 calendar days of annual leave
- End-of-Service Gratuity in accordance with UAE Labour Law
- CME/CPD allowance and paid educational leave
- Professional indemnity (malpractice) insurance
- UAE professional license application and renewal support
- Relocation assistance for eligible international candidates
- Access to advanced surgical equipment and modern operating facilities
- Career progression and continuous professional development opportunities
About the Company
- Reputed private hospital in the UAE
