Dentist

JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE:

Dentist

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Staff Dentist provides direct patient care, including both routine and emergency treatment, and maintains proper dental records and timely completion of billing information.

REPORTS TO:

Dental Director

FLSA STATUS:

Exempt

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide quality dental care within scope and privileges in all venues through which agency personnel provide dental care.

Diagnose and provide appropriate dental treatment to patients, including hygiene services, restorations, endodontics, extractions, dental prostheses, and other treatment options and referral to appropriate providers.

Educate patients and parents of patients on maintaining proper oral health

Prescribe medications as necessary

Carefully document all medications, diagnoses, treatments and consultations

Work collaboratively with professional, technical and administrative staff

Review routine dental department productivity reports and assist in the implementation of strategies to maintain financial self-sufficiency of dental department.

Provide 24 hour call and coverage service for dental patients of record.

Assist with policy/procedure development in the dental department.

Implement and adhere to the policies of the organization, as well as those of funding sources and third party payers.

Participates in the hiring of clinical dental department staff at Dental Director’s request.

Attend all regular dental team meetings.

Implementation of the dental department’s Quality Assurance and Improvement Plan.

Other related duties as assigned by the Dental Director.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Education: DMD, DDS, or equivalent. Must be a Massachusetts licensed dentist.

Experience:Dental residency or one year of equivalent post-graduate practice preferred.

Strong commitment to CHCFC Mission. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Must be comfortable working with diverse populations and sensitive to the needs of low-income populations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use the hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

While performing the required duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent when traveling between Health Center locations where medical care is provided. This position performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues.

This job description is subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the employee works. Performs other duties as assigned.