International Consultant – Oral Health and Surveillance

Develops oral-health policies, surveillance systems and primary-care integration across Pacific Island Countries. The consultant supports national plans, adapts indicators, analyses data and helps countries embed preventive and essential oral-health services within NCD, UHC and healthy-settings programmes.

Department: Pacific Island Countries, Pacific NCD and Health through the Life Course Programme

• Develop or update national oral-health policies and plans in targeted Pacific Island Countries
• Review population and facility oral-health data and prepare country profiles identifying surveillance gaps
• Adapt global oral-health indicators for regional monitoring and accountability systems
• Integrate oral-health measures into tobacco, alcohol, nutrition and sugar-reduction programmes
• Support inclusion of essential oral-health services in universal health coverage benefit packages
• Prepare assessments and policy recommendations for older-person oral-health integration
• Embed oral-health prevention in schools, workplaces and communities
• Build capacity among primary-care and community providers for essential oral-health interventions

• University degree in dentistry or a related field
• At least five years of clinical oral-health experience
• Knowledge of clinical oral health and public-health interventions in resource-limited settings
• Ability to work effectively across varied educational, professional and cultural backgrounds
• Fluency in English

• Home-based assignment supporting WHO Pacific activities
• Estimated remuneration of USD 350 to USD 499 per day, excluding travel