What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dentist position at AACI?
Join our team as a compassionate Dentist providing high-quality, patient-centered care to a diverse and underserved community. This role focuses on improving access to oral health services while supporting prevention, education, and long-term health outcomes.
Provide comprehensive dental care in a community health setting, consistent with your training, experience, and licensure. Examine patients, diagnose dental conditions, and deliver appropriate treatments and procedures. Advise patients on treatment plans and oral hygiene. Prepare and maintain accurate clinical documentation, including evaluations and medical records, and perform other related duties as needed.
Duties and responsibilities
Primary job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Examine patients and diagnoses dental conditions.
- Perform dental procedures, including basic cleanings, fillings and repairs, extractions, and surgeries.
- Advise patients on treatment plans and oral hygiene.
- Interpret x-rays and other diagnostic tests.
- Refer patients to specialists if necessary and analyzes medical records and reports.
- Update patient records
- Use software, including medical database, research, diagnosis, billing, e-prescribing, scheduling, and telemedicine software.
- Follow all guidelines, regulations, and standards.
- Work as part of an integrated care team.
- May provide education and screening at Health Fairs and in the community
- Complete other duties and related projects.
Qualifications:
Qualifications
- Ability to perform the duties described above.
- Licensed to work in California
- Minimum of 2 years of experience
- Root Canals, 3rd molar extractions, crown and bridge experience a plus.
- English fluency, verbal and written. Secondary language a plus: Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese.
- Ability to communicate well with people of diverse cultural professional and experiential backgrounds
- Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
AACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Working conditions
Work is conducted in a standard dental office environment. Very occasional evenings and weekend work is required.
Physical requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to see to perform mouth-mirror inspection of the oral cavity. The employee may be required to sit or stand for long periods of time; arm hand steadiness; use fingers and hands and reach with hands and arms for activities such as typing, cleanings and surgeries, the employee is also required to talk and hear.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Salary : $169,000 - $191,000