Dental Therapist


  2026-05-21
  Lagos, Nigeria
  1–3
  Healthcare

Welcome to Emehills Dental Clinic, where your journey to optimal Smiles begins.Our state-of-the-art dental practice is designed to provide comprehensive and personalized oral care for individuals and families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: DentalTherapist

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

  • We are looking for a qualified and certified Dental Therapist to join our dental clinic.
  • You will manage your own chair-side patient flow, assist senior Dentists with complex surgeries, and lead community oral health outreach campaigns.
  • The successful candidate will act as a primary oral healthcare clinician, delivering essential preventive and minor restorative dental procedures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Routine Care: Perform comprehensive oral health assessments, physical dental examinations, and initial diagnoses.
  • Community Outreach: Lead community and school-based oral hygiene education campaigns to advise on dietary health and proper brushing practices.
  • Patient Referral: Identify orthodontic, periodontal, or endodontic issues and swiftly refer patients to the supervising General Dentist or Specialist.
  • Radiography: Capture, process, and accurately interpret intraoral dental X-rays under clinical safety rules.
  • Sterilization Control: Adhere to strict cross-infection control policies, ensuring dental instruments are sterilized, and dental units are sanitized after every session.
  • Hygiene & Prevention: Execute deep scaling and polishing (prophylaxis), root debridement, Teeth Whitening, and the application of topical fluorides and fissure sealants.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • NYSC: Must possess a valid National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Discharge Certificate or an official Exemption Letter.
  • Clinical Skills: Proficiency with dental practice management software (e.g., Dentrix, Open Dental) and modern diagnostic digital radiography equipment.
  • Education: Higher National Diploma (HND) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Dental Therapy from an accredited Nigerian institution.
  • Competencies: Excellent patient manner (especially with pediatric and anxious patients), strong command of English, and exceptional manual dexterity.
  • Regulatory Licensing: Must be fully registered with the Dental Therapists' Registration Board of Nigeria (DTRBN) with a valid, current annual practicing license.
  • Experience: Minimum of 1–3 years of clinical experience (post-internship) in a private practice, public general hospital, or teaching hospital.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidatse should send their CV to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.


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