Bilingual Dental Liaison

Key Responsibilities

• Gives dental presentations to parents & children in Child Health facility at Gaston County health department
• Mets with all parents and explains the benefits of making an appointment for all children in household and giving them a dental home.
• Schedule patients for efficient use of doctor and staff time.
• Make sure duplicate records are not being created in the Electronic Dental Record (EDR).
• Check for current Medicaid status and date of last claim for 6 month check.
• Following up with parents to find out why didn’t keep appointment.
• Make a spreadsheet with how appointments made and kept, and submit it monthly to management.
• Attend health fairs when needed and possibly Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Conducts self in accordance with Kintegra Health employee manual
• Maintains strictest confidentiality adheres to all HIPAA guidelines/regulation.

Qualifications

• Patient First – An approach to care that holds primary, the well-being and desires of the patient
• Build not Blame – Focusing first on finding fault with the process rather than the person
• Culturally Sensitive – Always working toward increasing one’s ability to understand, communicate with, effectively interact and care for people across cultures, while having an acute awareness of one’s own culture.