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Dentist CV: example and template

This example is for dentists at private clinics, practices with a National Health Fund contract and their own surgeries, and for dentists after their postgraduate internship who are looking for their first job.

The clinic manager wants to know which treatment you carry out on your own, which fields you have courses in, how many patients you see and how you talk to patients about a treatment plan. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: dentist

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Marcin Pawlak

Dentist

Torun +48 123 456 789 marcin.pawlak@example.com

Professional profile

Licensed dentist with 8 years of experience, the last 5 at a private dental clinic. I carry out restorative and root canal treatment under a microscope, prosthetic restorations, extractions and simple surgical procedures. I see about 12 patients a day and plan comprehensive treatment using panoramic X-rays and CBCT scans.

Work experience

Dentist

01.2020 - present

Private dental clinic, Torun

  • Restorative and root canal treatment under a microscope, about 12 patients a day.
  • Prosthetic restorations: crowns, bridges and veneers with a dental laboratory.
  • Extractions and simple surgical procedures.
  • Planning comprehensive treatment using panoramic X-rays and CBCT scans.
  • Electronic medical records and talking to patients about the treatment plan and costs.

Dentist

10.2017 - 12.2019

Dental practice with a National Health Fund contract, Bydgoszcz

  • Restorative treatment for adults and children under the public health service.
  • Check-ups and treatment plans.
  • Emergency pain appointments.

Education

Dentistry

2011 - 2016

Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Bydgoszcz

Skills

  • Restorative treatment
  • Microscope root canal treatment
  • Prosthetics: crowns, bridges, veneers
  • Extractions and basic surgery
  • Imaging and CBCT
  • Treatment plans and patient conversations

Licences and courses

  • Licence to practise as a dentist
  • Microscope endodontics course, 2021
  • Digital prosthetics course, 2023

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Attends 2 to 3 dental conferences a year

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a dentist CV

Professional summary

Start with your licence to practise, the type of practice and the treatment you carry out on your own. Add the fields where you have courses or a specialisation, for example endodontics, prosthetics or surgery, because clinics match dentists to their patients' needs. The number of patients a day and the equipment you work with show your experience.

Licensed dentist after a postgraduate internship. I carry out restorative treatment and simple root canal treatment, check-ups and treatment plans. I have completed an endodontics course and am looking for work at a clinic that works with a microscope.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the range of treatment, the number of patients, equipment and work with the dental laboratory. Show treatment planning and conversations with patients, because at a private clinic they are an important part of the work. Add the public health contract or emergency shifts if you work them.

Weaker: Treating teeth.

Better: Restorative and root canal treatment under a microscope, about 12 patients a day.

Weaker: Prosthetics.

Better: Prosthetic restorations: crowns, bridges and veneers with a dental laboratory.

Weaker: Treatment plans.

Better: Planning comprehensive treatment using panoramic X-rays and CBCT scans.

Skills worth listing

List fields of treatment, equipment, imaging and records. In your soft skills show calm, clear explanations of the treatment plan and working with patients who are anxious about their visit.

Professional skills

  • Restorative treatment
  • Endodontics
  • Prosthetics
  • Extractions
  • CBCT
  • Records

Personal skills

  • Calm
  • Clear explanations
  • Precision
  • Working with anxious patients
  • Responsibility

Licences and courses

List your licence to practise as a dentist, a specialisation if you have one, and courses in specific fields with the year completed. For hands-on courses, say whether they included work on patients, because it says a lot about your skills.

Dentist CV after the internship

Describe your postgraduate internship, the procedures you did on your own and courses after your degree.

Write which field you want to develop in. Clinics like to hire young dentists who know what they want to learn.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A private clinic looks for comprehensive treatment and patient conversations, a public health practice for pace and a wide range of treatment, and a specialist clinic for experience in one field, for example endodontics or implantology. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a dentist CV

Questions and answers

What should a dentist put on a CV?

Your licence to practise, range of treatment, fields, the number of patients, equipment, specialisation, courses and languages.

Should courses go on a dentist CV?

Yes, with the year completed. Courses show where you are developing.

How do you describe work under the public health service?

Give the range of services, the number of patients and emergency shifts if you work them.

Can a dentist CV be two pages long?

Yes, with longer experience and many courses two pages are fine.

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