Dentist

VARIETY CARE INC•Oklahoma City, OK

30d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Dental Director, the Dentist helps implement all dental activities and provides quality primary dental care to patients of Variety Care Dental Clinic. This role involves diagnosing and treating diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums, promoting preventive dentistry, and assisting dental support staff with patient referrals. The Dentist will also represent Variety Care at civic meetings, complete accurate charting, and stay current with professional literature and techniques. This position requires participation in after-hours dental coverage and flexibility with work schedules to accommodate extended evening hours. The Dentist will support Variety Care’s commitment to being a Patient Centered Medical Home and contribute to achieving the goals of the “Triple Aim” of healthcare reform. The role demands strong character qualities such as compassion, determination, discretion, endurance, and gentleness, and requires the individual to be an open and honest communicator with high moral and ethical conduct, integrity, adaptability, and sound judgment. The Dentist must be a leader in the department and community, a result-oriented problem solver, and responsible and accountable.

Requirements

D.D.S. from an approved College of Dentistry.
Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in Oklahoma.
Membership in County and State Dental Societies.
Desire to care for the financially disadvantaged.
Unrestricted DEA/OK BNDD Certificates.
Ability to work in a multi-faceted, fast past environment.

Nice To Haves

Previous practice experience.
Experience in preventive dentistry programs.
Ability to communicate bilingually (English/Spanish).

Responsibilities

Provides dental care for patients of the dental clinic by diagnosing and treating diseases, injuries, malformation of teeth and gums.
Promotes preventive dentistry.
Assists dental support staff regarding referral of patients who have dental problems outside the scope of services available at VARIETY CARE.
Represents VARIETY CARE at various civic meetings.
Completes charting that is legible, accurate and complete.
Promotes standardized and uniform dental techniques and charting practices.
Responsible for keeping current in professional literature, skills, and techniques.
In conjunction with Dental Director, rotates after hours dental coverage.
Must be flexible with regard to work schedule to accommodate Dental Clinic need to extend hours on one or more evenings per week.
Supports Variety Care’s accreditation as a Patient Centered Medical Home and our commitment to provide care to all Variety patients that is Safe, Effective, Patient Centered, Timely, Efficient, and Equitable.
Provide leadership and work with all staff to achieve the goals of the “Triple Aim” of healthcare reform—to improve the experience of care, improve health outcomes, and decrease healthcare costs.
Embodies the strength of personal character. Places value on being an open and honest communicator who displays high moral and ethical conduct, integrity, adaptability, and sound judgment.
Must be a leader in the department and community.
Result-oriented problem solver who is responsible and accountable.
Performs other duties as assigned