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:
- Greenlane Clinical centre
- Auckland City Hospital
- Starship Children's Hospital
- Middlemore Hospital and
- Buckland's Road Dental Clinic