Leading Chief Dentist for the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Odense University Hospital

We are seeking a skilled and motivating leading oral and maxillofacial surgeon who is keen on development, operation, and leadership.

You will, together with the rest of the management team, hold a key role in preparing the maxillofacial surgery department in anticipation of its move to the upcoming Odense University Hospital. It requires a leader who can raise their gaze and see opportunities in changes.

You will join the department's management team together with the departmental leadership and the other functional managers.

As our leading overtandlæge, you and the other overtandlægers in daily practice will report directly to the department management, with the chief dentist as direct supervisor. You will enter into a partnership with the department's chief nurse regarding the operation of the maxillofacial outpatient clinic and the operating room and will undertake the daily personnel management of the department's other dentists and specialist dentists.

We offer

• A stable staff group
• Short pathways to changes, with close cooperation with the other leaders in the department
• Many different collaborators, both internally and externally and across departments
• Possibility for formal leadership training if this is not already held

We expect

• You have assertiveness and the ability to collaborate
• You are visible, clear and present in contact with the staff.
• You can be inspiring, maintain focus and develop the staff in a change process
• You make plans and implement them together with others
• You dare and can challenge habitual thinking and working methods
• You have visions for development with a focus on interdisciplinarity and competence development

About the Maxillofacial Department and OUH

The Maxillofacial Department handles diagnostics and treatment of congenital and acquired anomalies, trauma-related lesions, infections and benign conditions in the dental, oral and jaw region. Moreover, the department participates in a multidisciplinary collaboration for the treatment of malignant diseases in the oral and jaw region. The department also conducts research, development and education within the specialty.

Our department consists of an outpatient clinic, an operating room with procedures under local anesthesia and general anesthesia, and a unit at Heden 7, housing a research unit, a 3D center and a secretariat. The Maxillofacial Department also has operational responsibility for regional dental care.

The department has high patient satisfaction and high employee satisfaction.

Salary and terms of employment

It is expected that you have approved training as a specialist dentist in oral, dental and maxillofacial surgery, and experience from a hospital setting.

The position is a full-time position with the possibility of participation in on-call duty and compensatory time off. It is expected that the applicant will exercise a large part of their daily leadership through their clinical work.

Salary and employment terms according to the applicable collective agreement.

Start date to be agreed.

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base salary, centrally fixed allowances and pension in the Dentist - Collective Agreement 33.20.1. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

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If you have questions about the position, or would like to hear more, please contact Chief Dentist Christian Jakobsen, tel. 51148690, email: [email protected] or Chief Nurse Kirsten Lildholdt, tel: 26670718, email: [email protected]

Applications are accepted electronically via Region of Southern Denmark's job portal.

Closing date 25 October 2026

Interviews are expected to be held after further arrangements

Department: Maxillofacial Department K Odense

Job title: Dentist

Working hours: 37 hours

Workplace: Odense

Application deadline: 25-10-2026

Application deadline: Oct. 25, 2026