Defence Dental Services

Our Mission - To deliver effective military dentistry that contributes to force generation and enhances operational capability.

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Our Vision"The Defence Dental Services (DDS) will be a progressive and inclusive organisation within the managed military health system.

The DDS is committed to training and developing its people to provide an effective deployed and non-deployed primary dental service to entitled patients."

The DDS is an organisation which is made up of four Services - Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Civil Service.

The Headquarters of the Defence Dental Services is based at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire.

The Military Dental staff are employed and located all over the world and Civilian staff work along side Military personnel in UK, Cyprus and Germany.

The Defence Dental Services is headed by a Director (currently held by Brigadier I Pretsell Royal Army Dental Corps), and consists of two directorates, Policy, Plans and Resources (PPR) and Clinical Services (CS). It is supported by a Chief of Staff (COS) and his Support staff.

Recruitment

The Defence Dental Services (DDS) are an organization within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) employing approximately 1085 personnel from the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and civilian sector who are trained Dentists, Therapists, Hygienists, Technicians or Dental Nurses.

We have dental centres throughout the UK and various locations overseas. We always welcome enquiries from Dentists, Hygienists and Dental Nurses who are interested in joining our teams in one of our many locations.

The benefits of being a civilian employee within the DDS include the right to join a premium or partnership pension scheme or if analogue grade the NHS pension scheme.

Further benefits include a generous annual leave entitlement plus public and privilege holidays, travel and subsistence costs, transfer costs when transferring post and various overseas allowances for overseas posts.

In order to help with personal development we offer internal training, and an allowance towards the cost of external training may also be available.

For more information regarding civilian employment, please telephone our staff at the Business Partnership recruitment cell: Laura on 01296 656852, or Rachal on 01296 656813. Alternatively, use the EMail link under DDS recruitment.

The Ministry of Defence is an Equal Opportunities employer and seeks to reflect the diverse community it serves. Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the stated requirements.

Core values

Be patient focused
Value each individual and their contribution
Comply with clinical and corporate governance protocols
Provide directed military and professional development
Promote tri-Service and Civil Service ethos

Point of contact for the DDS HQ:

SO3 Corp Comms
Headquarters
Defence Dental services
RAF Halton
Aylesbury
Bucks
HP22 5PG
Tel: 01296 657046
EMail: SO3 Corp Comms

DDS Recruitment: 01296 656852
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