# Consultant in Restorative Dentistry > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-restorative-dentistry/5e684582-fdf2-49e1-8e1d-b9ed8de7b1af - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-restorative-dentistry/5e684582-fdf2-49e1-8e1d-b9ed8de7b1af.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Town:** Edinburgh - **Region:** East of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Dentist - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £111,430 - £148,064 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T10:12:02.389Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=259781 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=259781 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. ### NHS Lothian ### Post : 249378 Consultant in Restorative Dentistry ### Base: Lauriston Buildings, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh ### Closing : 22/06/2026 NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Applications are welcome for the above Permanent/Fixed Term, full time/part time (XX hours per week) post based in Hospital. This 4-PA Consultant post offers an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to become an integral member of the Restorative Dentistry team at the Edinburgh Dental Institute (EDI). The appointee will work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver high standards of clinical care, teaching, and research in Endodontics. The postholder will be expected to play a role in developing an efficient and effective Endodontic service within the EDI to best meet the needs of patients within avaliable resources. The postholder will be expected to work closely with colleagues to deliver excellence in clinical care, teaching and research and be involved in quality improvement activity and training of Specialist trainees and dental core trainees (DCTs). More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. Lorraine Canning, Clinical Services Manager Edinburgh Dental Institute, 4th Floor Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH39HA. Tel: 131 536 3980 Email: Lorraine.Canning@nhs.scot Mrs Louise O’Dowd, Consultant in /Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer Restorative Dentistry. Edinburgh Dental Institute, 4th Floor Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH39HA. Tel: 131 536 3980 Email: louise.odowd@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** Interview Date: 21/07/2026 ### NHS Lothian ### Post : 249378 Consultant in Restorative Dentistry ### Base: Lauriston Buildings, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh ### Closing : 22/06/2026 NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Applications are welcome for the above Permanent/Fixed Term, full time/part time (XX hours per week) post based in Hospital. This 4-PA Consultant post offers an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to become an integral member of the Restorative Dentistry team at the Edinburgh Dental Institute (EDI). The appointee will work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver high standards of clinical care, teaching, and research in Endodontics. The postholder will be expected to play a role in developing an efficient and effective Endodontic service within the EDI to best meet the needs of patients within avaliable resources. The postholder will be expected to work closely with colleagues to deliver excellence in clinical care, teaching and research and be involved in quality improvement activity and training of Specialist trainees and dental core trainees (DCTs). More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. Lorraine Canning, Clinical Services Manager Edinburgh Dental Institute, 4th Floor Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH39HA. Tel: 131 536 3980 Email: Lorraine.Canning@nhs.scot Mrs Louise O’Dowd, Consultant in /Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer Restorative Dentistry. Edinburgh Dental Institute, 4th Floor Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH39HA. Tel: 131 536 3980 Email: louise.odowd@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** Interview Date: 21/07/2026 ## Job Details NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. NHS Lothian Post : 249378 Consultant in Restorative Dentistry Base: Lauriston Buildings, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh Closing : 22/06/2026 NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Applications are welcome for the above Permanent/Fixed Term, full time/part time (XX hours per week) post based in Hospital. This 4-PA Consultant post offers an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to become an integral member of the Restorative Dentistry team at the Edinburgh Dental Institute (EDI). The appointee will work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver high standards of clinical care, teaching, and research in Endodontics. The postholder will be expected to play a role in developing an efficient and effective Endodontic service within the EDI to best meet the needs of patients within avaliable resources. The postholder will be expected to work closely with colleagues to deliver excellence in clinical care, teaching and research and be involved in quality improvement activity and training of Specialist trainees and dental core trainees (DCTs). More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. Lorraine Canning, Clinical Services Manager Edinburgh Dental Institute, 4th Floor Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH39HA. Tel: 131 536 3980 Email: Lorraine.Canning@nhs.scot Mrs Louise O’Dowd, Consultant in /Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer Restorative Dentistry. Edinburgh Dental Institute, 4th Floor Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH39HA. Tel: 131 536 3980 Email: louise.odowd@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. ***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early*** Interview Date: 21/07/2026 ## Documents - [249378 Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1153916&JobId=259781) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.