Dentist

Working under the supervision of the Dental Director, the Dentist provides professional, high-quality dental diagnosis, treatment and education to a broad range of patients, including children, adolescents and adults.

The Dentist will provide hands on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness. The Dentist maintains full appointment schedule for office practice and other settings, provides a full range of general dental services within the dentist's defined scope of training, utilizes state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment techniques, refers patients to specialists and relevant patient care components as appropriate, prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate.

The incumbent directs and coordinates the patient care activities of dental technical and support staff as required, follows established departmental policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards, and maintains necessary credentialing, licensure, and continuing education requirements.

• Provides a full range of general dental services within the dentist's defined scope of training
• Utilizes state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment techniques
• Refers patients to specialists and relevant patient care components as appropriate
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications and treatment regimens as appropriate
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of dental technical and support staff as required
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards
• Maintains necessary credentialing, licensure and continuing education requirements
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.