# Senior Dental Officer – Paediatric Dental Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dental-officer-paediatric-dental-team/5485af3d-2f6c-4d30-85d9-fd159a96575e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dental-officer-paediatric-dental-team/5485af3d-2f6c-4d30-85d9-fd159a96575e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Location:** Duncan Street Dental Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dentist - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £84,180 - £98,460 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T10:00:12.493Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=268523 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=268523 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 258111 - Salary: Senior Dental Officer – PDS (£84,180 - £98,460) - Job closing date: 21/09/2026 - Job Type: Medical and Dental - Location: Duncan Street Dental Centre - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 30 - Job posted date: 28/08/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: Oral Health Service PDS Paediatric Dentistry NHS LOTHIAN PUBLIC DENTAL SERVICE Senior Dental Officer in Paediatric Dentistry (Band B) 30 hours per week – 0.8WTE (Full or part-time applications welcome) SALARY £84,180-£98,460 pro rata Are you a self motivated individual with excellent communication skills? Are you passionate about children’s dental health? Are you a clinician with expertise in managing the dental health of children with additional needs and high levels of dental disease? If so you may want to apply for this post. Lothian Public Dental Service are looking for a Senior Dental Officer to work with our excellent dental team providing high quality clinical leadership and care for children living in Lothian. We provide routine dental care to children with a wide range of disability and impairment, who cannot receive their care in the General Dental Service. We also provide care for children with high levels of dental disease and dental anxiety who are referred by General Dental Practitioners and other health and social care workers. Care is often provided under general anaesthesia or sedation. We are part of the Lothian Oral Health Service. You will work alongside experience colleagues in the Public Dental Service and will be part of the Senior Paediatric Team, working closely with hospital colleagues and supporting the wider teams involved in the dental care of children. Applicants must have current full registration with the General Dental Council, have a postgraduate qualification (or equivalent) and have significant experience working with children with anxiety and additional needs. Informal enquiries: Eleni Leventi, Assistant Clinical Director, Paediatric Team. eleni.leventi@nhs.scot Tel: 0131 537 8923 Chris Carter, Clinical Director, Public Dental Service Christopher.carter@nhs.scot ## Documents - [258111 Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1190968&JobId=268523) ## 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.