Summary:

The Staff Dentist will provide comprehensive dental services to patients and assist the Dental Director when needed in specified areas as indicated.

Requirements:

• Provides direct and comprehensive care, including oral exams, treatment planning, diagnosis, x-ray interpretation, operative/restoration, removable and fixed prosthodontics, oral surgery, endodontics/ root canal therapy, periodontics, and preventive education.
• Assists the Dental Director in dental staff recruitment, selection, orientation; ensure that all dental staff have current job descriptions, are aware of their responsibilities, and are aware of their responsibilities, and are appraised of their performance.
• Assists the Dental Director in maintaining and compiling records and reports as needed- i.e. Federal 330 grant, Health Care Plans, QI, etc.

Qualifications:

• D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an accredited dental school
• Minimum of two (2) years experience as a general dentist preferred.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, leadership, supervisory, clinical, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated interest in employment in a community health center.
• Bi-lingual Spanish preferred
• Demonstrated experience with dental electronic medical record preferred.
• NYS License

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action:

The Institute for Family Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This job summary is intended to be brief and may not list all the duties and functions required, however, it does highlight the essential requirements. Nothing outlined in this job summary is to be construed as an express or implied contract of employment.

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