General Dentist - Pediatric Focus

OroMed • Los Angeles, CA

7h • Onsite

About The Position

Health Bridge partners with Federally Qualified Health Centers serving children, adults, and families in South Los Angeles. The General Dentist provides high-quality, patient–centered, culturally responsive dental care in an in-person community health setting. The Dentist will primarily provide dental services to pediatric patients, while also providing preventive, diagnostic, restorative, urgent, and ongoing dental care to adult patients within the provider’s approved scope of practice and granted clinical privileges.
The contracted dentist will primarily provide dental care to pediatric patients, with the expectation and requirement that they are also able to evaluate and treat adult patients within the scope of their California dental license, clinical privileges, and the terms of the applicable contractor agreement. T.H.E Clinic serves a diverse, underserved patient population and is committed to delivering culturally competent, high-quality oral health care.

Requirements

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) from an accredited dental school
• Active, unrestricted California dental license in good standing with the Dental Board of California at the time of contracting and throughout the contract period
• No disciplinary actions, restrictions, or probationary conditions on California dental license (or any dental license held in any state)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification (American Heart Association or equivalent)
• DEA registration if the contractor will be prescribing controlled substances at the Clinic
• CURES registration (California Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System) if the contractor holds a DEA registration and will prescribe controlled substances
• Demonstrated competence and experience treating pediatric dental patients (children and adolescents)
• Ability to provide general dental services to adult patients within the scope of their California dental license and clinical privileges
• Ability to perform urgent and emergency dental care
• Eligibility for FQHC credentialing and privileging per HRSA Health Center Program requirements
• Eligibility for payer enrollment, including Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal, if required for contracted services
• Not currently excluded, debarred, or sanctioned from participation in federal health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid), as verified through OIG LEIE and SAM.gov
• Ability to meet all occupational health requirements, including applicable immunization requirements and communicable disease screening as required by the Clinic and applicable California law
• Ability to work in person at T.H.E Clinic’s California location(s) for all contracted service days.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in an FQHC, community health center, public health clinic, school-based health center, or other safety-net dental setting
• Pediatric-focused dental experience or additional training in pediatric dentistry
• Completion of a General Practice Residency (GPR), Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD), pediatric dental residency, or comparable postdoctoral training
• Experience treating children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN), including patients with physical, developmental, behavioral, or medical complexity
• Bilingual Spanish language proficiency (speaking, reading, and writing) preferred given the patient population served
• Familiarity with Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal billing, documentation, and compliance requirements
• Familiarity with FQHC workflows, sliding fee schedules, and community health center operations
• Experience with eClinicalWorks EHR systems

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive and periodic oral examinations for pediatric patients and adults
• Diagnosis, treatment planning, and case presentation for pediatric patients and their guardians
• Preventive dental services, including prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, dental sealants, and oral hygiene instruction
• Restorative dental care appropriate to pediatric patients, including composite and amalgam restorations, SSC
• Pulp therapy (pulpotomy, pulpectomy) appropriate to primary dentition when within clinical privileges
• Space maintainer placement and monitoring when within clinical privileges
• Oral health education to patients and caregivers
• Screening for oral developmental concerns and appropriate referral
• Comprehensive and periodic oral examinations for adult patients
• Diagnosis, treatment planning, and restorative care for adult patients
• Preventive services, including prophylaxis, SRPs and Perio maintenance
• Extractions, Crowns, Restorations, and Dentures
• Urgent and emergency dental care for both pediatric and adult patients
• Interpretation and documentation of clinical radiographs (bitewing, periapical, panoramic, occlusal)
• Prescribing medications within license, privileges, and applicable law.
• Referral to specialists (orthodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, etc.) as clinically indicated
• Care coordination with medical, behavioral health, and other integrated care team members as applicable
• Accurate, complete, and timely documentation of all patient encounters in the Clinic’s electronic health record (EHR) system
• Compliance with Clinic infection control, patient safety, and quality improvement protocols
• Participation in peer review, quality assurance, and utilization review activities as required
• Compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including HIPAA

Benefits

• The contractor is not eligible for employee benefits, including but not limited to health insurance, paid time off, retirement benefits, workers’ compensation (unless required by applicable California law), or unemployment insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree