Community Oral Health Officer at Tharaka Nithi County Assembly

Positions:  two (2) Posts

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C (Plain) and C (Plain) in English/ Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences and C-(Minus) grade in either chemistry, physics/physical sciences, mathematics or general sciences; and
• Diploma in Community Oral Health from Kenya Medical Training College or its equivalent from a recognized

Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail;

• participation in oral health demonstrations, exhibitions and giving lectures to communities and schools;
• collecting data for fluoride testing in water samples, analyzing and interpreting results and advisisng the relevant authorities accordingly;
• diagnosis and treatment of common dental conditions;
• Temporary and permanent dental restorations;
• reducing simple fractures of jaws;
• extractions and disimpactions;
• drainage of dental abscess, suturing to stop bleeding; and
• prescription of analgesics and anti-biotics.