General Dentist - Worcester MA

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Inc.•Worcester, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is seeking a General Dentist for its Worcester health center. This is a full-time opportunity with a 40-hour per week schedule. The organization is a large community health center in Massachusetts serving Worcester, Framingham, Milford, and surrounding communities. They offer competitive salaries and a generous benefits package. The role involves providing preventive and restorative dental services, promoting oral health, diagnosing and treating oral conditions, and participating in a team-based approach to care. This includes coordinating patient care, supporting patient self-management, engaging in health center projects, and using effective communication strategies like health literacy approaches.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of dentistry in the United States
MA Dental License
Updated documentation and certification for BLS through the American Heart Association
Controlled Substance Certificates at a State (MCSR) and Federal (DEA) level
Met all continuing education requirements for dental licensure
Ability to work occasional evenings and Saturday afternoons once a month.
Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and the Flu.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual abilities are a plus in the following languages: English and Portuguese or Spanish.

Responsibilities

Provide preventive and restorative services in dentistry, and promote optimum oral health to all patients.
Diagnose and treat oral disease, injuries, and malformations of all structures of the oral cavity.
Participate in coordinating care for individual patients.
Support patients and families in self-management through evidenced-based approaches.
Engage in health center projects that are aimed at specific patient population needs.
Utilize effective and appropriate communication strategies, such as health literacy approaches when working with patients.
Perform procedures including crowns, bridges, implant replacement, root canals, cavity treatments, exams (including x-rays), whitening, veneers, oral surgery, and cosmetic dentistry.
Adequately diagnose dental conditions and create a treatment plan that adheres to the standard of care and reflects the needs of the patient.
Provide preventative care, restoration, endodontic therapy, extraction, and replacement of teeth for patients of all ages.
Prescribe medication or palliative treatment, when needed.
Maintain complete dental records ensuring documentation is thorough and accurate.
Provide a supportive and mentoring environment for the dental assistants.
Provide a detailed explanation of dental procedures and outcomes to patients, applying teach back methods, and allowing time for questions and answers.
Participate in health center initiatives related to oral health.