The National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) is conducting the Assessing the Impact of an Oral Health Programme on Pneumonia among Older People living in Nursing Homes: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial study. This is a five-year study supported by National Medical Research Council which began last October 2023.
Associate Clinical Research Coordinator will be a member of a multi-disciplinary research study team and be responsible for providing oral health examinations to nursing home residents, collecting research and clinical data, and delivering oral health education programme to nursing home staff. They will also be managing senior citizens aged 60 years old and above living in nursing homes over the course of the study.
Responsibilities
· To assist in the oral examination performed by a dental officer. This could be in the form of recording oral examination findings and facilitating other fieldwork duties.
· To work together with the study team in collection of research and clinical data
· To deliver training as part of oral health education programme to nursing home staff
Requirements
· Diploma in Oral Health Therapy, Health Sciences or equivalent
· Good command of English for written and oral communication
· Able to work independently as well as in a team
