DHS Thanjavur Dental Surgeon Recruitment 2026

DHS Thanjavur Dental Surgeon Recruitment 2026: Overview

The District Health Society, Thanjavur (DHS Thanjavur), working under the Tamil Nadu Department of Medical and Public Health, wants a Dental Surgeon for the Government Primary Health Centre at Seruvaviduthi in Thanjavur district. The post falls under the National Health Mission (NHM) and is currently lying vacant. This is a purely temporary, contract-based engagement, not a regular government post, so it suits a young dentist who wants hands-on public-health experience in a rural setting close to home.

You will be the main dental care provider at a primary health centre, which means seeing patients from nearby villages who often have no other access to a dentist. Expect a mix of routine check-ups, extractions, fillings and oral-health awareness work that supports the government's community health programmes.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Contract length: The engagement runs for 11 months at a time and is fully temporary.
• No regularisation: This temporary post will not be converted into a permanent post later.
• Renewal: After the 11 months end, there is a one-day break in service, after which a fresh contract may be signed.
• Changes possible: The number of vacancies and the monthly pay can change at the society's discretion.
• Final decision: The decision of the selection committee is final.
• Undertaking: Before joining, you must give a voluntary undertaking of willingness to work and sign an 11-month contract letter.
• Registration: Your BDS or MDS must be registered with the Tamil Nadu Dental Council.
• Priority categories: The application form asks about transgender, differently abled, deserted wife and destitute widow status; attach the certificate if you claim any of these.

Application Submission Notes

Download the application form from the Thanjavur district website (thanjavur.nic.in), fill it in, paste a recent photo and attach self-attested copies of all your certificates. You can hand it over in person or send it by post to The Executive Secretary, District Health Society and District Health Officer, District Health Office, Gandhiji Road, Near LIC Building, Thanjavur 613 001. For queries, call 04362-273503.

The form asks for your name in both Tamil and English, your age as on the reference date, your 10th, 12th and degree marks with percentage, any previous work experience with the number of years, and your full address with block, taluk and district. Attach a copy of your Aadhaar card as address proof and sign the form yourself.

Forms that arrive late, are incomplete or come without the supporting certificates will be rejected, so check your envelope twice before sending it.

• Examine and treat dental patients at the Seruvaviduthi Government Primary Health Centre
• Perform routine procedures such as extractions, fillings and scaling
• Diagnose oral diseases early and refer complex cases to higher centres
• Keep accurate patient records and treatment registers
• Run oral-health awareness sessions for patients, schools and villages
• Support National Health Mission programmes and outreach camps
• Follow infection-control and sterilisation rules for dental instruments