Dentist

Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) is a diverse, community-based health care organization. Our programs have been recognized as national models and Lowell CHC was named one of the top five health centers in the nation for excellence in cultural competency. With a career at Lowell CHC, you will be joining a dynamic team of passionate and talented people.

Summary

Join our enthusiastic dental team that provides services for children and adults that include, but are not limited to, dental exams and x-rays, cleanings, sealants, fillings, extractions, dentures, root canals, and crowns! Fourteen operatories in our beautifully renovated mill building create a unique and state-of-the-art dental facility.

With a career at Lowell CHC, you will be joining a dynamic team of passionate and talented people. You will continue learning, growing and challenging yourself in your career. At the same time, you will help people bring their teeth back to a healthy state with a bigger and brighter smile. The Dental Clinic at Lowell CHC is looking for a compassionate and flexible individual to join our team. You will be an essential team member that is committed to delivering exceptional care and improve the health of our patients through prevention, treatment and education. We value individuals who are curious, dependable, skilled, and flexible in their work. In return, we offer our employees a work environment that is positive, fair, and provides opportunities to develop professionally.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver culturally competent and high quality care to a diverse patient population of all ages utilizing nationally accepted evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Promote an environment that is patient-centric and fosters a high level of patient satisfaction.
• Provide excellent customer service to all patients and staff.
• Utilize best practices, evidenced-based dentistry, and ADA standards of care in guiding clinical practice, quality of care, and productivity goals.
• Improve patient well-being through accurate and timely diagnosis, high quality dental treatment, and oral health prevention and education.
• Conduct intraoral and extraoral examinations with dental instruments, x-rays, and other diagnostic equipment to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.
• Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
• Perform various restorative and therapeutic procedures according to level of training, such as direct restorations, periodontal therapy, minor surgical procedures, crowns, and bridges. Endodontic treatment, including posterior, is required.
• Record patient interactions in EHR as they occur to accurately and completely reflect the nature of the contact, condition of the patient, and care provided.
• Ensure accuracy, efficiency, and appropriate confidentiality with patient charting, recordkeeping, and administrative functions.
• Triage and perform emergency dental care.
• Ensure execution, proper follow up, and continued care of patient treatment plans, including patients referred for specialty care.
• Participate in after-hours call coverage on a rotational basis, to triage and remotely treat dental emergencies as appropriate.
• Utilize and implement infection control measures to protect patients, staff, and self from infectious diseases.
• Assist Chief and other providers in support, direction, training, and oversight of staff and students by coaching and mentoring to achieve department objectives in the delivery of services to Lowell CHC staff and patients.
• Supervise the work of dental hygienists, limited license dentists as applicable, and dental assistants.
• Maintain open lines of communication with staff, peers and supervisors.
• Promote a culture of innovation, learning, teamwork and professional practice, prioritizing the mission, vision and values of the organization.
• Participate in departmental and organizational meetings.
• Participate in departmental quality assurance and performance improvement plans and participate in organization-wide improvement projects.
• Assist with adverse event root cause analysis as needed.
• Follow procedures and processes within departmental operations, in compliance with the Joint Commission, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, OSHA, and other state and federal regulations.
• Ensure all actions, job performance, personal conduct and communications represent the organization in a highly professional manner at all times.
• Some evening and weekend hours may be required.
• All other duties as assigned and needed.

Job Requirements

• A current and valid licensure to practice dentistry by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required.
• M.D. or D.D.S. required from a university-based dental education program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (ADA CODA).
• International Dentists welcome to apply. Must be eligible to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including, if applicable, a minimum passing score on TOEFL or IELTS exam.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical practice of general dentistry preferred.

Physical Requirements:
1. Frequent standing and walking for up to 80% of the work day or shift. 
2. Some lifting, pushing or pulling required up to 30 pounds.
3. Ability to see and distinguish color.
4. Ability to perform CPR (chest compressions).

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 
Frequent contact with patients, families, visitors, nurses and other department staff. Occasional requests to change work areas to cover another priority area to meet patient needs. Occasional stress and pressure caused by multiple simultaneous demands. May be exposed to various body fluids and/or infectious diseases. Universal precautions and techniques are included in orientation and the availability of protective wear is supported and encouraged when the employee is at risk for exposure.

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