King's College London

About us

King’s College London’s Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences is one of the foremost dental schools in the world. Recently rated fourth in the world in dentistry by the QS World University Rankings 2025, the Faculty aims to maximise impact on health and wellbeing by integrating excellence across four areas:

• Education / teaching
• World-class science
• Clinical approaches
• Patient care

The Faculty’s vision is to be world leading in dental, oral and craniofacial education, research and clinical care.

The Faculty’s international reputation attracts students and staff from across the globe. The largest dental academic centre in the UK, they teach over 700 undergraduate students, 140 graduate taught students, 300 distance learning students and 110 graduate research students.  The Faculty is shaped by a diverse student and staff population which adds strength to its standing.

About the role

The Faculty are looking to recruit Part-time (minimum one day a week). Clinical Teachers to teach in Primary Care General Dentistry for Outreach and  deliver all aspects of primary care dentistry to adult and adolescent patients attending student clinics.

This post would be ideally suited to an experienced or a specialist dental practitioner with an interest in the education of dental students. A major aspect of the posts is to provide clinical teaching and support for the training of BDS undergraduate students. Clinical teachers will also be expected to deliver seminars and possibly lectures, assess students and provide feedback on their performance.  Support will be provided if needed.

This post will be based at: West Norwood Site Outreach Clinic at the West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre.

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential Criteria

1. GDC Registration
2. BDS or equivalent fully registerable primary dental qualification  
3. Ability to supervise undergraduate students. 
4. Enthusiastic approach to teaching. 
5. Significant demonstrable post qualification experience and expertise. 
6. Good communication skills. 
7. Commitment to ethical workplace behaviour. 
8. Regular attendance and good time keeping. 

Desirable Criteria

1. Specialist qualification and Specialist listing
2. MSc or similar in a relevant clinical discipline
3. FDS, MFDS, MJDF or equivalent
4. Certificate or other qualification in teaching

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and/or Occupational Health clearances.