Dentist I (On-call)

La Clinica de La Raza•Union City, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center dedicated to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to diverse communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over 40 years of experience, La Clínica advocates for and provides a health home for individuals who have been denied access to care, ensuring quality healthcare regardless of coverage. The organization addresses both health and socio-economic factors, offering a broad network of services across 35 sites in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties. The Dentist I role is an opportunity for dental professionals to serve vulnerable populations, advance the mission of community dentistry, and work within a dedicated team committed to high-quality patient care. The position offers professional development, mentorship, leadership opportunities, and continuing education.

Requirements

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measure
Good time management skills and evidence-based approaches to dental care
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing patient services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of patient satisfaction
Working knowledge and experience with Practice Management System software
Ability to deal courteously and effectively with patients and maintain good working relationships with other staff
Ability to operate all types of dental equipment and machinery
Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, recognizing a problem without necessarily solving it
Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects
Ability to work across cultures and demonstrate support of diversity, equity and inclusion
Graduation from an accredited school of dentistry
Possession of valid D.D.S. /D.M.D.
One year experience in all phases of general dentistry and auxiliary utilization and/or administrative experience in a clinic setting
License to practice in the State of California
DEA number
Cultural competence working in diverse/low-income communities

Nice To Haves

English/Spanish proficiency preferred

Responsibilities

Handle all aspects of general dentistry
Perform oral exams, restorations, extractions, and prophylactic work
Treat oral diseases and confer with physicians regarding medical/dental problems
Assign patients to plaque control or other educational programs
Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatment
Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services
Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications
Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue
Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services
Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases
Design, make, or fit prosthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers, bridges, or dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for dental assistants
Willing to be credentialed as volunteer faculty for University of California San Francisco and Lutheran Medical Center to assist the Associate Dental Director in mentoring and supervising of AEGD residents at La Clinica
Serve as a member of a cross-functional team of Dentists that provides exceptional patient care and performs four-handed dentistry and oral surgery
Attend staff conferences; keep clinical and other records regarding services provided, supplies and materials used