Dental Therapist, School Dental Service

Health Promotion Board

Permanent

Closing on 31 Aug 2025

What the role is

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Join us at the Forefront of Shaping Healthier Lives

The Health Promotion Board’s vision is to make Singapore a nation of healthier people. Come be a part of this journey if you’re passionate about creating boundary-pushing work that drives behavioral change.

You will be a part of HPB’s School Dental Service, which strives to provide oral health care services to school-going children to ensure good oral health and dental fitness.

What you will be working on

As a key member of the School Dental Service team, you will be setting a foundation for oral health in school-going children by providing dental examinations and diagnosis, educational talks and managing the mobile dental clinic.

You’ll also be focusing on the cleaning, scaling and polishing of teeth, application of fissure sealants, restorations of permanent and primary teeth and extractions of primary teeth under local anesthetic.

And last but not the least, you’ll be in charge of tracking and updating pupils’ clinical records and setting the standards of customer service.

What we are looking for

Join us if you are a dynamic and self-motivated individual with a Diploma in Oral Health that can be registered with the Singapore Dental Council. You should also possess:

a) Proficiency in clinical skills

b) Effective social and communication skills

c) Effective time management, planning and organisational skills

d) Ability to establish close rapport with children, parents and school staff

e) Ability to work independently and in a team

In addition, having relevant knowledge in IT applications and skills will be an added advantage.

About Health Promotion Board

Established in 2001, the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) vision is to build a nation of healthy people. We aim to empower residents in Singapore to attain optimal health, increase the quality and years of healthy life, and prevent illnesses, disability and premature death. To achieve this, HPB drives national health promotion and disease prevention programmes, spearheads health education initiatives and creates a supportive environment in Singapore where healthy lifestyle options are available and accessible for healthy living every day.

About your application process

This job is closing on 31 Aug 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Health Promotion Board or the wider Public Service.