QUALIFICATIONS: DMD/DDS degree from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the ADA. Requires a minimum of two years’ experience post-residency as a general family practitioner in the private or public health sectors. CAD/CAM and Implant Placement experience preferred. Idaho State Dental License, DEA Registration, and Controlled Substance Registration eligibility are required.

ADA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Hearing: within normal limits with or without use of corrective hearing devices.
• Vision: adequate to read 12-point type with or without use of corrective lenses.
• Must be able to verbally interact with staff, clients and public.
• Manual dexterity of hands/fingers for writing, computer input.
• Able to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Sitting 25 to 75 % of the day.
• Stand/Walking 25% of the day.
• Pushing up to 30 lbs.
• Pulling up to 20 lbs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains a positive peer relationship and performs as a team player.
• Plans and prioritizes to maintain a time and attendance record which complies with company policy.
• Provides excellent internal and external customer service assistance, providing knowledgeable and appropriate information to patients, the teams and community.
• Works independently in a very detail oriented manner, and meets deadlines.
• Supports and communicates the highest standard of care to patients and team.
• Employee reports to work in a timely manner.
• Employee utilizes breaks and meal periods to care for personal business outside of the work area.
• Employee completes work assignments in a timely manner and appropriately exits the work area in a timely manner.
• Employee appropriately utilizes Time and Attendance for clocking in and out and schedules absences in advance when possible.
• Employee is available for scheduled work shifts regularly and communicates absence to supervisor in a timely manner.

• Available to provide patient care from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm.
• Attend 7:45 am huddle having reviewed charts, and prepared for the day.
• Participate actively and productively in staff meetings.
• Treat emergency patients as the schedule allows, focusing on quality care and compassion.
• Perform “on the job” training of auxiliary staff members for professional growth and development.
• Support and utilize expanded functions of all certified staff.
• Oversees auxiliary staff performance on a daily basis, providing clear feedback on positive and negative behaviors, in accordance with clinic policy and standards of care.
• Follows policy on telephone usage, limiting personal calls to emergency situations.
• Follows policy on computer usage: Dental Department computers are to be used for departmental/company use only.

• Follows strict adherence to the ethics and Code of Conduct as established by the ADA, Idaho State Board of Dental Examiners and the organization.
• Maintains compliance with annual continuing education and CPR requirements as established by the Idaho State Board of Dental Examiners.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with dental and medical professionals in the community.

• Provide comprehensive dental services to all patients in a non-discriminatory, confidential and professional atmosphere.
• Maintain obligation of staying on time with appointed patients.
• Maintains complete and thorough documentation of treatment plans, medical histories, treatments rendered and patient interactions in the appropriate section of the patient record.
• Practices appropriate prescription writing for narcotic and antibiotic medications as established by published Standards of Care.
• Ensure local anesthetic solutions have current expiration dates.
• Diagnose accurately patient’s dental conditions with an eye toward total patient health.
• Presents comprehensive treatment plans that provide for the full scope of family dentistry services and quality patient care.
• Provides patient services with clinical competence, compassion and caring communication.
• Responsible for maximizing clinical procedures during all scheduled appointment times.
• Adequately utilizes the “quick call” list to fill cancelled/no show appointments.
• Proactively strategizes and treats emergency patients as the schedule allows.
• Serves as a functional and positive member of the Dental team especially in regarding the total Dental department plans and objectives.
• Utilizes and maximizes equipment and resources available in the best interest/stewardship of the patient.
• Other duties as assigned.