Dentist

El Centro Family Health•Las Vegas, NM

129d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Dentist participates in the implementation of a community-oriented dental program, by providing general dental care in the educative, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative areas. At sites where the Dental Director is not available on a regular basis or on a continuous basis the Dentist at that site will supervise the day-to-day activities of the dental hygienist, EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary's) if any present at the clinic in which the provider is providing dental treatment in as pursuant to the "New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care, Statutes, Rules and Regulations. The Dental Assistants will be supervised in collaboration with the Dental Clinic Manager.

Requirements

Graduation from an approved and accredited school of dentistry with a degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.).
Licensure to practice dentistry in New Mexico is required.
Licensure must be kept current, full, and unrestricted through participation in an appropriate course of continuing education.
If licensure is not from the State of New Mexico, endorsement by the New Mexico Board of Dentistry is required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

Provide dental care to patients by examining and diagnosing patients and carrying out or supervising therapy; referring patients for specialty consultation; educating patients in oral health; documenting patient-doctor transactions for proper record keeping and billing.
Diagnose, treat, and prevent oral diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, gums, and mouth.
Remove tooth decay, filling cavities, repairing damaged teeth, perform surgeries, and advise patients on proper oral hygiene.
Ensure productivity in accordance with annual Leadership encounters and monthly reports.
Provide input and recommendations to the Dental Director by participating in the following operational assessments: changes in the program of dental services; development of new or improved dental protocols; evaluation of dental operations; and participation in quality assessment and quality assurance activities.
Provide professional Leadership to Dental Staff by providing guidance to the dental hygienist, EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary's) if any present at the clinic and to dental assistants during the provision of patient care, responding to clinical questions, and assuming responsibilities as a member of the patient care team.
Maintain Professional and technical knowledge by participating I am continuing education or seminars related to job requirements.
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed, including participating in organizational and quality improvement initiatives.
Travel to other clinic site locations as needed.
Adhere to customer service by exhibiting behavior and actions which create a high level of patient/customer relations, which reflect respect for the patient's/customer's rights, needs and confidentiality.
Other duties as assigned.