Dentist

Brown Medicine•Cranston, RI

44d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Dental Director, Joseph Samuels Dental Center, provides direct clinical services following policies and procedures in provision of dental care to special need patient population comprised of intellectual disability, pediatric and high-risk inpatients and outpatients, including those with contagious and communicable diseases. The dentist will provide all dental procedures per his/her delineation of privileges. All essential functions performed in this position reflect the age-specific needs of the patients. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Requirements

Completion of training and degree from an accredited dental school.
Must be legally licensed and registered in the State of Rhode Island.
Demonstrated ability to operate computer system.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills to explain procedures, allay patient fears and exchange information regarding their treatment.
Requires an in-depth knowledge of dental procedures and the manual dexterity to perform them.
Certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Demonstrated ability to operate computer system.
Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients throughout the life span with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital or institutional experience preferred to include completion of post-doctoral program and familiarity in the pediatric, intellectual disability, and special needs patients.

Responsibilities

Performs dental procedures chairside, including preventative, restorative, prosthodontic, minor orthodontic, endodontic, periodontal and extraction services.
Provides consults and treatment for inpatients.
Provides comprehensive dental treatment in the OR when privilege delineated.
Provides input to develop and recommend long-range and intermediate goals and objectives for the dental program consistent with those of the hospital.
In conjunction with the Dental Director, provides support in accomplishing departmental goals and objectives.
Assists in providing proper orientation, training and inservice education of dental staff in evaluating their overall performance.
Instructs, supervises and participates in teaching programs.
Ensures that all dental records and reports are prepared in accordance with established policy and completed in a timely manner.
Assesses, evaluates and records patient oral health and general health information.
Provides patient age-specific (patient/caregiver) education related to nutrition, general and dental/oral health, and conveys treatment and treatment plan to the patient, parent and/or caregiver.
Participates in departmental performance improvement activities.
Attends and participates in meetings, committees and professional associations within the hospital and the community as appropriate.