General Dentist

About the role

The Clinic Dentist at David Raines Community Health Centers is responsible for providing direct dental care to all patients at the assigned clinics. This role requires adherence to OSHA guidelines and follows established policies and protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct dental care to clinic patients including examination, diagnosis and treatment.
• Accepts emergency calls as scheduled or as needed.
• Makes presentations to other members of the staff and participates in planning and implementing health service improvements.
• Evaluates performance of dental department personnel.
• Maintains established productivity, standards and goals.
• Documents appropriate patient education.
• Completes charts in a timely manner.
• Reviews clinic fee schedule.
• Reviews clinic program activities.
• Directs and coordinates performance improvement activities of the dental department.
• Afford patients to set and accomplish management goals.
• Perform depression screening on all adult patients.
• Address adverse reactions.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited dental school.
• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD) degree of foreign equivalent.
• Licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Louisiana.
• Five years of experience in practice.
• Experience with electronic health records required, preferably Next Gen or similar EHR.
• Must be available to work after hours and weekends as required by management.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited dental school.
• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD) degree of foreign equivalent.
• Licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Louisiana.
• Five years of experience in practice.
• Experience with electronic health records required, preferably Next Gen or similar EHR.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

We offer 11 paid holidays each year, paid time off and extended leave days, discounted services, loan repayment options and continuing education days to name a few. Eligibility for all benefits is based on position and job classification.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Part-Time or PRN schedule is offered with assignments in Shreveport & Bossier.