Dentist - Pedodontist

Responsibilities

• Direct Patient Care
• Conducts, develops, and/or confirms suitable individualized in-house pediatric diagnosis and care plan based on dental conditions
• Reviews patients' medical history and discusses their symptoms and concerns
• Utilizes dental instruments and imaging equipment to determine the cause of patients' oral pain and discomfort
• Provides appropriate pediatric dental care/services (therapeutic and restorative), in compliance with standard of care
• Performs dental procedures and services that are within the approved skills profile and/or scope of practitioner/practice
• Observes, assesses, and records patients’ symptoms, reactions, and treatments progress
• Edicates the patient and parent/guardian in the prevention of dental caries and other dental conditions
• Prescribes medications and provides patients with pertinent medication instructions, as needed
• Reasonably accepting of additional patients into the schedule, as feasible
• Accommodates patients with urgent dental needs, including walk-ins
• Refers patients when treatment modalities are not available at the clinic or outside scope (i.e. general anesthesia services)
• Creates and maintains a professional appearance
• Team Support
• Lead your team, dental assistants, hygienists, and other staff members to ensure smooth patient care and treatment coordination
• Works with dental team to facilitate prescription refills and paperwork completion
• Provides dental backup to NHC dental sites and clinicians, as needed and available
• Serves as preceptor to dental and paraprofessional students placed with NHC
• Minimizes rescheduling of patients; provides instructions if necessary
• Completes and submits daily billing to reflect accurate coding and charges of all services rendered
• Works with management on improving efficiency, patient flow, program development, and revenues
• Maintains necessary credentialing, licensure, and continuing education requirements
• Assists management with employee evaluations for the Dental PSRs or Dental Assistants, as needed
• Participates in audits, peer reviews, patient satisfactions, protocol developments, meetings, and in-servicing trainings as available and appropriate
• Contributes to the success of NHC by participating in quality improvement activities
• Completes legible and legally defensible dental records

Requirements

• Doctorate degree in Dental Medicine (DMD) or Dental Surgery (DDS) required
• Completion of a post-doctoral residency program in Pediatric Dentistry approved by ADA/CODA
• Proven experience working as a Pediatric Dentist (prefer a minimum 2 years of experience in this dental specialty)
• Valid CA Dental License required
• Currrent CA DEA licensure is required and is to be maintained as a condition of employment
• Currrent Basic Life Support (BLS) certification though an American Heart Association (AHA)- Approved source is required upon hire and must be maintained as a condition of employment. AHA- approved courses include an in-person, hands-on skills check with a certified instructor using a mannequin to demonstrate CPR and emergency response techniques. Online-only BLS courses without a live skills check do not meet this requirement
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication skills
• Good hand-eye condition
• A patient and empathetic disposition
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred but not required

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including superior composition, typing, and proofreading skills
• Knowledgeable about and experience with principles and practices of modern dentistry as it pertains to pediatric dentistry
• Knowledgeable about and experience with dental terminology and dental science
• Knowledgeable about and experience with theories, methods, and procedures for the prevention of dental diseases and the required corrective treatment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Knowledgeable of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients
• Ability to provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Ability to perform in high volume and emergency situations
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Knowledgeable of current principles, method, and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment
• Knowledgeable of ethical, and legal standards for the delivery of