Staff Dentist

About the position

A full time or part time, exempt position responsible for providing preventive and primary dental care consistent with the dentist's training and experience in a community health center setting to patients of the center.

Responsibilities

• Examines individuals requesting care, diagnoses dental conditions, prescribes and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.
• Records patient-dentist transactions as they occur in the patient's dental record so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided.
• Completes patient referrals and other records and paperwork as required by the corporation.
• Educates individuals in the nature of health-related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.
• Assists in the provision of continuing education, on the job training and the orientation of community health center staff as requested.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Dental Director or as necessary to achieve organizational goals and program objectives.
• Maintains and updates skills and knowledge to appropriate professional levels with continuing education courses and educational materials.
• Responsible for personal and professional compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and center rules, regulations, protocols and procedures governing the practice of dentistry and the clinical provision of dental care.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited dental school.
• Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the State of Louisiana.
• Current CPR certification.
• Louisiana CDS and DEA Registration required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• EMR experience preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Attention to detail.
• Project orientation.
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities.
• Judgment and decision-making ability.