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Public Health Dentist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what public health 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 public health dentists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Public health dentist with AHPRA general registration and a focus on prevention, access and community oral health. Experienced in delivering routine and emergency care in public clinics, designing oral health promotion programs and supervising dental therapists and students. Committed to improving oral health outcomes for underserved populations.
Key skills
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Care planning and coordination
- Health education and advice
- Infection control and hygiene
- Patient care and support
- People leadership
- Written communication
- Dentally
- EXACT
- Praktika
- SPSS
Experience: example bullet points
- Delivered routine and emergency dental care in a public clinic, reducing patient wait times from six weeks to three through improved triage and scheduling.
- Developed and implemented an oral health promotion program across local schools, reaching more than 500 children with preventive care and education.
- Screened and assessed oral health needs in a community health centre, identifying high-risk groups for targeted prevention and referral.
- Supervised a team of dental therapists, hygienists and students across a four-chair clinic, improving appointment efficiency and clinical standards.
- Collaborated with health agencies on a regional oral health access strategy, contributing to policy recommendations and service planning.
Education
Bachelor of Dental Surgery or Bachelor of Dental Science, leading to general registration with the Dental Board of Australia. Many public health dentists also complete a Master of Public Health or a postgraduate qualification in oral health.
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 Australia
- public dental clinic
- oral health promotion
- Child Dental Benefits Schedule
- infection control
- NSQHS Standards
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander oral health
- school dental service
- community health centre
- dental therapist
- oral health therapist
- Dentally
- EXACT
- Praktika
- SPSS
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.