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Royal Air Force
Junior Officers
Code: RAF-DO

RAF Dental Officer

Commissioned GDC-registered dentist providing primary dental care to RAF personnel and families at station dental centres.

Role Details

Core Skills

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

Responsibilities

  • • lead a station dental centre serving a wing-sized population
  • • 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

90% Match

GDC-registered dentists transfer directly to NHS, mixed or private dental practice with full scope of practice and equivalent clinical standards.

Core Transferable Skills

general dental practice (GDC)
dental trauma management
clinical leadership
infection prevention
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