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Paediatric Dentist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what paediatric dentists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most paediatric dentists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Paediatric dentist with specialist registration and a focus on preventive care and behaviour management for children from infancy to adolescence. Experienced in treating complex developmental and medical needs in private and public settings. Committed to building lifelong oral health habits through family-centred education.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Care planning and coordination
- Health education and advice
- Dentally
- Cliniko
- Exact
- Carestream Dental imaging
- iTero intraoral scanner
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Empathy and interpersonal care
Experience: example bullet points
- Diagnosed and treated decay and developmental defects in children, using tell-show-do and nitrous oxide sedation to manage anxiety and complete treatment without escalation.
- Provided fluoride varnish and fissure sealants in a school dental program, reducing the need for restorative treatment in a cohort of 500 children.
- Coordinated care with orthodontists, paediatricians, and speech pathologists for children with complex needs, streamlining referrals and follow-up.
- Performed restorative and surgical procedures on primary and permanent teeth under local or general anaesthesia, maintaining a calm environment for young patients.
- Delivered dietary counselling and oral health education to parents and carers, improving home care routines and attendance at recall appointments.
Education
Bachelor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine, followed by specialist training in paediatric dentistry and specialist registration with the Dental Board of AHPRA.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- AHPRA
- Dental Board of AHPRA
- specialist registration
- Medicare
- Child Dental Benefits Schedule
- CDBS
- fluoride varnish
- fissure sealants
- nitrous oxide sedation
- tell-show-do
- paediatric dentistry
- dental anxiety
- preventive care
- restorative procedures
- intraoral scanner
- dental imaging
- practice management software
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.