Endodontist

About the role

We are recruiting for a mission-driven Endodontist to join our team at Denver Health Medical Center. The successful candidate will be board-eligible/board-certified Endodontist with advanced training in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the dental pulp and periradicular tissues. Highly skilled in non-surgical and surgical root canal therapy, retreatment, apicoectomy, and management of dental trauma and complex endodontic cases. Committed to evidence-based care, patient comfort, and preservation of natural dentition through the use of modern techniques and technologies, including digital imaging and operating microscopy.

Responsibilities

• Endodontic Specialty and Dental Services: May complete the following types of treatments directly for patients: verification of the removal of disease and decay, proper fill and restoration of endodontic accesses, post and core preparation and placement, pulp capping, pulp removal, root canal treatments, retreatments, endodontic surgeries, evaluation and management of dental trauma cases, including cracked teeth, injuries to the root or pulp, utilizes technologies such as endodontic surgical microscope, digital radiography and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) to assess complex cases.
• Collaborates and consults with other team members within the proper scope of care.
• Administers anesthetics and writes prescriptions for antibiotics and other medications.
• Recommends endodontic armamentarium and equipment needs to meet standard of care.
• Collaborates with Dental Director, GPR Residency Director, Dental Practice Manager (DPM), and Patient Access Supervisor to ensure compliance with departmental policies, standard work procedures, dental coding, billing, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Maintains accurate patient records and completes patient charts promptly.

Requirements

• Doctorate Degree in dentistry from a CODA accredited institution.
• Completion of Endodontic Residency from CODA Accredited Endodontic Specialty Program.
• License: DDS/DMD-Dentist - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required and BLSI-Basic Life Support Instructor - AHA - American Heart Association Required DEAREG-DEA Registration - DEA - Drug Enforcement Agency Required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the principles, standard practices, and techniques of dentistry sufficient to be able to provide dental care and information regarding preventative dentistry and oral hygiene.
• Knowledge of departmental policies, procedures, objectives, safety, and infection control standards sufficient to be able to maintain the expected level of efficiency.
• Initiative, judgement, and decision making in solving problems and meeting organizational objectives.
• Diagnosing dental problems and developing treatment plans.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, organizations and the public.
• Maintaining and organizing departmental records, records, reports and files.
• Adapting new information relative to the work assignment through educational seminars, meetings, and staff meetings.
• Tactful and professional manner.
• Computer skills required.

Skills

• Knowledge of the principles, standard practices, and techniques of dentistry sufficient to be able to provide dental care and information regarding preventative dentistry and oral hygiene.
• Knowledge of departmental policies, procedures, objectives, safety, and infection control standards sufficient to be able to maintain the expected level of efficiency.
• Initiative, judgement, and decision making in solving problems and meeting organizational objectives.
• Diagnosing dental problems and developing treatment plans.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees, organizations and the public.
• Maintaining and organizing departmental records, records, reports and files.
• Adapting new information relative to the work assignment through educational seminars, meetings, and staff meetings.
• Tactful and professional manner.
• Computer skills required.

Benefits

At Denver Health, we take care of the people who take care of our community. Our benefits are built to support your life, your family, and your future — with exceptional retirement contributions, and nationally recognized well-being programs. We invest in your growth through tuition assistance, career advancement pathways, and professional development — while also offering meaningful financial advantages through loan forgiveness eligibility and employer contributions. When you join Denver Health, you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in you. Here is a small list of our benefit programs.

Pay

$204,800.00 - $244,400.00 / yr (Pay range listed is for 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE). See Work Type for actual FTE)

Schedule

Work Type: PRN/Intermittent