Dentist, Health and Nutrition, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Dentist, Health and Nutrition, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 26 May 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
∎ Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from any reputed institution.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ 3 years experience; 1 year working experience in Rohingya camp
∎ 3 years experience; 1 year working experience in Rohingya camp
∎ KNOWLEDGE:
∎ • Basic knowledge of public health and primary dental care
∎ • Familiarity with dental care protocols and tools
∎ SKILLS:
∎ • Clinical skills in basic dentistry
∎ • Patient communication and counseling
∎ • Report writing and documentation
∎ • Basic computer literacy (MS Word, Excel)
∎ COMPETENCIES:
∎ • Problem-solving and decision-making
∎ • Compassion and empathy
∎ • Cultural sensitivity and adaptability

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide clinical dental care, including diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of primary oral health conditions (eg. tooth extractions, fillings, scaling, and basic dental surgeries as per protocol).
∎ Ensure infection prevention and control during all procedures by following the guidelines.
∎ Provide awareness sessions to the patients on oral hygiene and preventive dental care.
∎ Refer complex dental cases to higher-level facilities following the referral guideline of the health sector.
∎ Maintain proper documentation of patient records and treatments.
∎ Ensure regular maintenance and sterilization of dental instruments and equipment.
∎ Contribute to oral health awareness campaigns in the community when applicable.
∎ Produce weekly and monthly reports and submit them to the PHC Manager.
∎ Supervise and build the capacity of the Dental Assistant.
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
∎ The Dentist will be responsible for diagnosing and treating common dental problems at the primary health care level in the Rohingya refugee context. The role includes conducting oral health assessments, providing basic treatments, and referring complicated cases.
∎ Provide clinical dental care, including diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of primary oral health conditions (eg. tooth extractions, fillings, scaling, and basic dental surgeries as per protocol).
∎ Ensure infection prevention and control during all procedures by following the guidelines.
∎ Provide awareness sessions to the patients on oral hygiene and preventive dental care.
∎ Refer complex dental cases to higher-level facilities following the referral guideline of the health sector.
∎ Maintain proper documentation of patient records and treatments.
∎ Ensure regular maintenance and sterilization of dental instruments and equipment.
∎ Contribute to oral health awareness campaigns in the community when applicable.
∎ Produce weekly and monthly reports and submit them to the PHC Manager.
∎ Supervise and build the capacity of the Dental Assistant.
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
∎

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ • Health & Life Insurance
∎ • Paternity/ Maternity leave
∎ • others as per Organisation policy.
∎

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification

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Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

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∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Application Deadline: 5 Jun 2025

Category: Medical/Pharma