Working in Oral Health in the Auckland region includes working across all three DHB's and therefore it is a regional service with significant utilisation of short stay theatres.
Joining the Oral Health training programme facilitates a House Officer to gain a general introduction into basic hospital based dentistry and special needs patients.
Oral Health positions are highly competitive; there are only up to 5 positions for House Officers a year which comprise of a 12 month rotation with 4 sub rotations.
The rotation enables the House Officer to gain experience in a variety of patient cases in Maxillofacial, Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, Emergency relief pain and the Special Needs Clinic.
A House Officer can work across sites which include the following:
Dr Caitlin Agnew is a House Officer in the Oral Health team. She talks to us about the enjoyment that working in this team has brought her and discusses her experience so far...
Training in Oral Health is very different to training in Medicine or Surgery,
For more information on working in the Auckland region...