Abhisheka Moothoosamy
Quatres Bornes
Summary
Highly motivated expert with proven ability to assess oral health and service needs leading to development of evidence based strategies to improve oral health and wellness. Experienced in design oral health promotion and prevention campaigns to raise awareness on oral health issues. Skilled in mentoring and developing relationships with various stakeholders to support oral health initiatives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Public & Primary Health Specialist
Oral Health Services, Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health
01.2022 - 07.2024
- Elected chairperson of Oral Health Promotion Committee whose primary purpose was to empower the population of Seychelles with the skills and behaviors to better own oral health. Provided guidance to team members to take on leadership roles on individual activities from proposal writing with budget requests to reporting on each activity. Ensured annual budget, report, action plan drafting and submission on behalf of the committee.
- Training provided to oral health staff on dental indices: calculation & interpretation, oral health promotion, research methodologies: quantitative research, incidence vs prevalence calculation, using various digital platforms for various needs and especially on data collection platforms.
- Development of oral health programs targeting diabetic & hypertensive patients, elderly, pregnant women, autistic children with budget and resource requirements for presentation to the oral health services management.
- Technical support to dental staff and management members on annual reports, written communication, integration of oral health in school health & nutrition policies, action plans, performance appraisals, information, communication & education materials, internal guidelines & standards of practice, research & presentations.
- Elected oral health representative and Secretary of the Seychelles Package of essential services for Non-Communicable diseases (SEY-PEN) committee. Ensured liaison between committee and oral health services to ensure transparency and integration of oral health in all aspects of SEY-PEN. Ensured proper documentation of all SEY-PEN proceedings as secretary.
- Elected monitoring & evaluation focal person for SEY-PEN ensuring ensuring data analysis and reporting with recommendations submission in a timely manner. Implemented supervisory visits with chairperson for implementor and patient feedback.
Principal Dental Officer/ Head of Community Dental
Oral Health Services, Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health
08.2020 - 07.2022
- Oversaw operations of 13 regional dental clinics and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals, including fostering increased productivity and optimal resource allocation.
- Worked closely with the organizational leadership to guide operational strategies.
- Capacity building and training opportunities for respective dental staff through appropriate and timely recommendations.
- Appraised the dentists individually and other dental staff in collaboration with immediate supervisors in an evidence based manner. Ensured appropriate actions for recommendations or sanctions as needed.
- Ensured the procurement of dental materials and equipment for Community Dental Services was cost-effective to maintain services in regional dental clinics in collaboration with other managers, especially during the COVID pandemic.
- Drafted, distributed and presented timely reports to ensure and assist with evidence-based decision making including analysis of statistics.
- Handled challenging situations and difficult individuals to achieve objectives including patient complaints.
- Participated in the management meetings and conducted meetings with respective dental staff groups to discuss challenges & progress to attain objectives as a team.
- Reviewed documents in collaboration with other managers and provided feedback upon request in relation to community dental services.
- Implemented the updated daily statistics collection system and amended accordingly.
- Presentation of the oral health services workflow pathways to the HIS design team and the requirements for the Oral Health Services module within the HIS software designing process.
- Supervised the dental equipment break downs in community dental clinics and ensured limited delays to service delivery.
- Assisted Health Care Agency with the COVID crisis through redeployment of staff in collaboration with the other managers.
- Provided guidance and support to dental staff to the best of ability and reinforced reporting pathways as required.
Dentist in Charge, Anse Royale Dental Clinic
Community Dental Services, Oral Health Services, Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health
09.2018 - 08.2020
- Ensured smooth delivery of daily dental services of the Anse Royale Dental unit as per the dental surgery allocation.
- Provided feedback on performance of dental staff upon request from respective supervisors.
- Collaborated with nurse upon request in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Conducted meetings at the unit level and reported all matters to the Head of Community Dental Services/ Principal Dental Officer at meetings held timely.
- Enforced dental office policies and procedures as set by management.
- Provided all clinical dental services to patients daily as a general dentist.
- Was a member of the Oral Health Services planning team January 2020 to August 2020 and worked in collaboration with 2 dental public health colleagues in the development of guidelines and appropriate materials pertinent to the COVID pandemic.
- Elected chairperson of Oral Health Promotion Committee whose primary purpose was to empower the population of Seychelles with the skills and behaviors to better own oral health. Provided guidance to team members to take on leadership roles on individual activities from proposal writing with budget requests to reporting on each activity. Ensured annual budget, report, action plan drafting and submission on behalf of the committee.
- Technical support to Principal Dental Officer once a week in development of relevant documentation, programs and key performance indicators development for adult dental service representation in the Oral Health Surveillance System project.
- Attachment to the Dental Public Health Section once a week to deliver on assigned tasks such as research and support to the Director of Oral Health Services, guidelines development, program development, upgrading & amending the adult dental service daily statistic collection through introduction of ICD 10 coding and a rudimentary coding system for utilization by dental operators manually.
Dental Officer & Senior Dental Officer
Oral Health Services, Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health
02.2017 - 09.2018
- Started working as dental officer on the islands till I was transferred to Mahe in May 2018 where I worked as a floating dentist till assigned dentist in charge responsibility.
- Reviewed and updated patient medical history and performed checkups to assess current issues individually.
- Educated patients and families about dental issues and proper oral care to prevent dental decay and disease.
- Interpreted X-rays to make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions.
- Developed individualized treatment plans to maintain or restore oral health of patients in consultation with patients ensuring informed consent at all times.
- Diagnosed and treated oral health diseases and conditions through tooth extractions, root canal treatments or minor surgical procedures, with dedication to pain management as required.
- Supported patient comfort with calm and professional demeanor.
- Administered care in emergency situations to treat tooth injuries.
- Defined and enforced dental office policies and procedures as per management requirements.
- Involved in the Scheme of Service of Doctors and Dentists review team and ensured timely feedback to dentists.
- Involved in the Oral Health Promotion Committee since its initiation in 2017 and was an active member implementing activities on Praslin.
- Attended Continuing professional development sessions.
- Oral Health Service representative on the diabetic panel for patient education and advocated for the importance of oral health in the management of diabetes.
General Dentist
Private Dental Clinics, Mauritius
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Reviewed and updated patient medical history and performed checkups to assess current issues individually.
- Educated patients and families about dental issues and proper oral care to prevent dental decay and disease.
- Interpreted X-rays to make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions.
- Developed individualized treatment plans to maintain or restore oral health of patients in consultation with patients ensuring informed consent at all times.
- Diagnosed and treated oral health diseases and conditions through tooth extractions, root canal treatments or minor surgical procedures, with dedication to pain management as required.
- Supported patient comfort with calm and professional demeanor.
- Administered care in emergency situations to treat tooth injuries.
- Defined and enforced dental office policies and procedures as per management requirements.
- Attended Continuing professional development sessions.
- Worked on a shift system within respective organizations and worked in collaboration with various dental specialists across the country.
- Assisted dental specialists during surgeries and delivered crowns created using the CAD-CAM technology.
Education
Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Dentistry
Sri Ramachandra Dental College
Masters of Dental Public & Primary Health - Dental Public & Primary Health
The University of Western Australia
Skills
- Research abilities & Prevention Strategies
- Collaborative relationships through Planning, Coordination & Program support
- Conducting technical audits, Ensuring technical documentation & Presentation of findings to stakeholders
- Data management, analysis & interpretation
- MS Office, Google Workspace, Kobo Toolbox, SPSS
Certification
- Emotional intelligence
- Infodemic Management
Languages
Creole (Mauritius), Creole (Seychelles), Tamil
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Proficient
C2
Tamil
Elementary
A2
Hindi
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Dental Public & Primary Health Specialist
Oral Health Services, Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health
01.2022 - 07.2024
Principal Dental Officer/ Head of Community Dental
Oral Health Services, Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health
08.2020 - 07.2022
Dentist in Charge, Anse Royale Dental Clinic
Community Dental Services, Oral Health Services, Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health
09.2018 - 08.2020
Dental Officer & Senior Dental Officer
Oral Health Services, Health Care Agency, Ministry of Health
02.2017 - 09.2018
General Dentist
Private Dental Clinics, Mauritius
01.2013 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Dentistry
Sri Ramachandra Dental College
Masters of Dental Public & Primary Health - Dental Public & Primary Health
The University of Western Australia
- Emotional intelligence
- Infodemic Management
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