ABOUT THE DENTAL OFFICER

Dental Officer is meant to be the leader of the each "Dental Team" allocated for the dental centers. In general responsibilities of a Dental Officer in the SLAF can be broadly categorized into three main areas.

Preventive oral health care.

Majority of the common dental diseases is easily preventable with effective behavioral changes. Therefore, if not more, it is equally important to carry out well designed preventive health programmes parallel to the curative programmes in order to attain optimum oral health. As the team leader Dental Officer is entrusted with responsibilities to plan, implement and evaluate preventive oral health programmes in the SLAF.

Curative oral health care

Dental Officer is the main person who undertakes the treatment procedures for those who are suffering from various oral health problems in the SLAF. At the same time he or she has to ensure an effective delivery of oral health care facilities to needy individuals in the stations they are being made in-charges of.

Administrative work

Dental Officer who is responsible for smooth running and the overall discipline at their respective dental centers, in his /her routine day to day work, has to involve him or her self in a variety of administrative work both within and out side the frame work of dentistry. These tasks include Maintenance of records, Management of drugs and material stores, Corresponding with different sections of the same station or with the other stations for general/dental administrative purposes, Supervision of the personnel under him/her and writing reports on them whenever necessary, Enforcing disciplinary regulations in the dental centers to suit the Service standards, Continuous education of the personnel under him/her, Control and monitoring of ongoing health programmes, Making recommendations on relevant matters to the superior authorities, Assessment of oral health status of the personnel prior to important events such as recruitment, re-engagement and overseas training etc.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Nationality	Must be a citizen of Sri Lanka
Age	Not less than 18 years and not more than 32 years as at 01 August 2026.
Civil Status	Married / Unmarried
Height	Male: 165 cm Female: 160 cm
Weight / BMI	Male: 17 < BMI < 26 Female: 17 < BMI < 25
Chest (Male)	32 Inches
Color Vision	CP2
Visual Acuity	Left eye 6/6 and right eye 6/6 (Without spectacles / Contact Lenses) Medical / Dental Branches 6/18 in each eye (Corrected visual acuity with spectacle should be 6/6 in each eye)

GCE O/L REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of six Credit (C) Passes at the GCE (O/L) examination with compulsory Credit (C) Passes for English language, Science, Mathematics and a Simple (S) Pass and above for Sinhala / Tamil language in one sitting (additional and optional subjects are not considered). Further, candidates who apply for technical type professions (Aeronautical and General Engineering Branch, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Branch and Information Technology Engineering Branch) with higher professional qualifications than required level, but with a Simple (S) Pass for GCE O/L English language or Credit (C) Pass at the second sitting will be considered for calling preliminary interviews.

Note: Holding NVQ level 3 or above or SLQF level 1 or above qualification is considered instead of O/Ls.

Special Note: Pearson Edexcel International General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) or Cambridge International Ordinary Level Examinations: Six grades in one sitting are compulsory including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English. The marks obtained for the grading is to be (equal or above) the lowest marks required for a credit pass in GCE O/Ls. Candidates who are applying with Pearson Edexcel International General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and Cambridge International Ordinary Level exams without a Simple pass for Sinhala or Tamil language should obtain pass grading for Sinhala or Tamil language within 05 years of date of enlistment.

GCE A/L REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of three Simple (S) Passes at the GCE (A/L) examination from any stream in one sitting.

Note: Holding NVQ level 4 or above or SLQF level 2 or above qualification is considered instead of A/Ls.

For Pearson Edexcel /Cambridge – International Advanced Level Examinations - Must have obtained the minimum marks (Equal or above) which are required to obtain passes in GCE A/Ls for subjects specified separately for respective branches.

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS

BDS (Sri Lanka) or a Degree equivalent to BDS from any recognized University of foreign country with full registration with the Sri Lanka Medical Council.

APPLICATION

Full name (As per National Identity Card) *

National Identity Card Number *

Nationality *

Permanent Address *

Present Postal Address *

Province *

District *

Nearest Police Station to Permanent Address *

Nearest Air Force Camp to Permanent Address *

Electorate *

Grama Niladhari Division *

Grama Niladhari Division Number *

Date of Birth *

Email address

Gender *

Civil Status *

Height (cm) *

Weight (Kg) *

Chest (cm) *

Telephone Number *

WhatsApp Number *

Educational Qualifications *

Ordinary Level

School *

Index No *

Year *

Advanced Level

School *

Index No *

Year *