Join our dedicated team
Help us provide accessible dental services to our local community.
Why choose a career at CQ Health
- Take charge of your career and build your clinical skills with more freedom and chances to lead in our dental teams.
- Benefit from competitive salaries, financial incentives, and lower living costs compared to big cities.
- Make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives and help improve dental health in your community.
- Enjoy Central Queensland's natural beauty, shorter commutes, and a relaxed pace of life.
- Access development, mentorship and training to advance your dentistry career.
- Thrive in a close-knit work environment and form social connections that enhance your professional and personal life
More opportunities than you think
Our public dental services in Rockhampton, Capricorn Coast, Gladstone, Biloela and Emerald make a huge difference to the lives of our local community.
You’ll help care for vulnerable people, such as low-income earners, children and older Australians. You’ll also help people who can’t use other services because they’re in an aged care home or a correctional centre.
Career options include:
- dentist
- oral health therapist
- dental therapist
- dental prosthetist
- dental assistant
- dental technician.
Our dental prosthetists, dental technicians and dental assistants may work with specialists in:
- paedodontics
- orthodontics
- reconstructive surgery (hospital-based units)
- prosthodontics.
Find out more about dental health roles on the Queensland Health website.
Graduate dentist mentoring program
Our mentoring program gives you structured support to help you start your professional career smoothly.
The program has been very successful, with more applicants than available spots. Because of this program, we’re a top choice for dentistry graduates across Australia.
Discover why people love working here
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Boogie while you brush on World Oral Health Day
Dr Baseva (Grace) Rabo has plenty to boogie about this World Oral Health Day. She’s just started work as a Graduate Dentist at Rockhampton Community Dental Clinic and is excited to be supporting the dental needs of Central Queenslanders.
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Oral Health innovates for recruitment drive
CQ Oral Health has adopted some innovative strategies to address their long-standing dentist workforce shortages, with great success.
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CQ smiles make rewarding work for Stevie
Meet Dr Stevie, a Senior Dentist at the Gladstone Community Dental Clinic who has worked for CQ Health for more than 10 years.
Contact us
For general enquiries, email Recruitment.Rockhampton@health.qld.gov.au.
Last updated: August 2024