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Royal Navy
Junior Officers
Code: RN-DO

Dental Officer (RN)

Commissioned GDC-registered dentist providing primary dental care to Royal Navy personnel afloat and ashore.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • general dental practice (GDC)
  • • dental trauma management
  • • operational dental fitness assessment
  • • clinical leadership
  • • infection prevention and control

Responsibilities

  • • lead a ship's or shore establishment's dental team
  • • deliver routine and emergency dental care
  • • deploy as a dental officer on operations
  • • supervise dental nurses and hygienists
  • • carry out dental fitness inspections before deployment

Equipment

  • • fixed and deployable dental surgeries
  • • digital dental imaging

Typical Clearance

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Civilian Translations

Dentist

Health & Care

92% Match

GDC-registered general dental practice and clinical leadership transfer directly to NHS or private dental practice.

Core Transferable Skills

general dental practice (GDC)
clinical leadership
infection prevention and control