About this position
Description:
Scope of Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Provide care for all age groups in the following disciplines of a general dental practice: diagnosis, preventative dentistry, operative dentistry, pedodontics, periodontics, removable prosthodontics, endodontics, fixed prosthodontics, oral surgery and orthodontics.
- Organization and implementation of the dental program including scheduling, data collection, reporting statistics, and evaluating on-going processes and procedures
- evaluates performance of professional and auxiliary dental staff
- Directs the assignments of and supervises the work of all dentists, hygienists, dental assistants and other assigned staff
- Ensure continuity of patient care through health maintenance activities including evaluation, early detection and management of problems
- Maintain database and statistics to monitor care provided
- Provide supervision and training for students assigned to RHC
- Collaborate with volunteers
- Attend conferences and meetings of dental importance whenever possible
- Commitment to Raphael Health Center mission
- Treat patients and other staff members with respect and dignity
- Other duties as assigned
Required Education, Certification, Experience and Skill:
- Graduate of approved School of Dentistry
- Two years’ experience in the practice of dentistry
- Current, valid Indiana medical license
- Current DEA registration
- Knowledge of state and federal laws regulating dental profession
- Able to train, supervise, counsel and direct professional and technical personnel
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Working knowledge of and ability to perform administrative functions related directly to dental services and then to the health care facility as a whole. Ability to diagnose and treat dental and oral disease.
- Working knowledge of the principles, standard practices methods, and techniques of dentistry.
- Knowledge of preventative dentistry and educational methodologies utilized in prevention
- Skill in oral operative techniques and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with patients and staff