Job Title: Dentist

Reports to: Dental Director

Department: Dental

FLSA Class: Exempt - FT

Updated: May 2024

Summary: The Dentist is responsible for the direct provision of quality dental care and preventative services while maintaining compliance with all federal grants, OSHA, Dental Board, and Hunter Health Clinic policies and procedures. Th Dentist supports the Dental Director and Dental Operations Manager, in upholding all organizational policies and procedures and assists in development and training of dental staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• Examine individuals requesting care, diagnoses their dental/oral conditions, prescribes, and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental/oral treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in the conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.
• Ensures proper utilization of dental assistants and support staff to ensure efficient and adequate patient flow for the delivery of quality dental care to all patients.
• Record patient-dentist encounters as they occur in the patient’s dental record in accordance with the organizational standard and the standard of care.
• Assures adequate supervision of the dental hygienist and assistant staff, while performing dental services.
• Provides oversight of clinical services to dental hygiene and dental students.
• Assures full compliance by following all organizational standards, policies and procedures.
• Educates patients and staff in the nature of oral health related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.
• Assist in providing health/dental education and technical assistance to the community as requested.
• Conduct an evening clinic a minimum of one (1) evening per week as designated.
• Meets outlined productivity and quality metrics as designated and per grant requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Patient-Centered Medical Home Job Responsibilities

1. Patient Population Management:
   1. Listens, identifies, and responds quickly and effectively to internal and external customers’ needs and sets work activities accordingly; goes beyond what is expected and follows up to ensure customer satisfaction
2. Care Coordination:
3. Self-management Support:
4. Communication Skills:
   1. Display the ability to communicate effectively with vulnerable populations, including those made vulnerable by their financial status, personality characteristics, place of residence, health status, and/or age. Understand health literacy levels or other approaches to addressing communication needs.
   2. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills are required, including the ability to multi-task and adapt to a changing work environment. Display good judgment and decision making skills.
   3. Effectively conveys and receives ideas, information and directions; seeks to clarify and confirm the accuracy of their understanding of unfamiliar or vague terms and instructions; listens effectively; demonstrates good verbal and written communication
   4. Successfully works with others to achieve desired results; contributes to team projects; exchanges ideas, opinions; helps prevent, resolve conflicts; develops positive working relationships; is flexible, open-minded; promotes mutual respect
   5. Demonstrates a high level of customer service both internally and externally.
   6. Display professional appearance in accordance with Hunter Health Clinic’s (HHC) policy.
5. Quality Improvement:
   1. Develops realistic plans; balances short and long-term goals; uses time and resources effectively; prioritizes duties in a manner consistent with organizational objectives and emergencies; meets deadlines and follows through; requests assistance when necessary to complete duties
   2. Pursues goals with commitment and takes initiative eagerly; results-oriented; desires to excel on the job; works steadily and actively; demonstrates self-confidence and positive attitude.
   3. Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness, and reliability; manages time and priorities; develops and follows work procedures
   4. Attend all applicable facility in-service and staff developmental activities as scheduled.
   5. Monitors and takes initiatives to adhere to compliance aspects of the position.
   6. Evaluates own practice and accepts constructive feedback regarding performance.

Qualifications:

Education/Training:

• Graduation from an accredited dental school.
• Completion of an accredited general practice residency program is preferred.
• Ability to maintain appropriate clinical privileges.
• FTCA coverage or professional malpractice insurance obtainable.

 Licensure/Credentials:

• Unrestricted dental license to practice dentistry.
• Current CPR (BLS) certification.
• Current DEA license.
• Medicare and Medicaid provider numbers.

Physical and Mental Demands of the Job:

All employees, including those who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job function listed below, either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation. The functions listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This essential functions document does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

• Potential exposure to infectious disease is possible.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Prolonged periods of standing, bending, and reaching.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities associated with this job. Hunter Health Clinic Inc. reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs.