Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who see it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking a Dentist to join our team at our Inwood location.

Essential Responsibilities and Job Duties:

• Makes visual examination of the patients' teeth and surrounding oral structures, utilizing X-rays, mouth mirror, explorers, instruments, and other diagnostic procedures; enters findings on a dental chart and in patient's medical record; decides upon and carries to completion most feasible plan of treatment.
• Provide preventive dentistry counseling, evaluation of nutritional status and oral hygiene habits of patients.
• Locates and repairs cavities in teeth.
• Extracts impacted, infected, or otherwise diseased or troublesome teeth or performs root canal work.
• Advise patients about dental health practices. Has the assistance of a dental hygienist, a dental assistant or a dental laboratory technician in doing work.
• Consults with heads of other patient care services in planning dental treatment to be used for coordinating patient problems

Minimum Education Requirement:

Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Education Requirement:

Master’s Degree

Minimum Licensure/Certification/ Registration Requirement:

• D.D.S or D.M.D. from an approved dental school
• Must have a New York State License
• CPR/ BLS Certification

Preferred Licensure/Certification/Registration:

Specialty board certification

Specialized Skills & Knowledge:

Ability to communicate in English (orally and written)

Salary Range: $130,000 - $140,000

Relation to Mission
The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.
Job Responsibilities
The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.