Staff Dentist

Areas of Responsibility

• Provides and manages patient care
• Delivers high quality of care in basic and advanced dental services in all phases of dentistry to patients of all ages
• Diagnostics and treats patients to achieve excellent results within estimated treatment time with maximum attention to patient comfort
• Delivers treatment plans to patients along with an informed consent discussion surrounding treatment options, risks, benefits and alternatives
• Makes appropriate referrals and communicates with specialists
• Possesses excellent people skills, particularly a caring attitude toward patients and staff
• Follows a comprehensive program of preventive dentistry
• Creates treatment plans and prioritizes treatment based on medical necessity and quadrant dentistry
• Supervises immediate staff such as assistants and patient care coordinator
• Ensures correct coding and accurate patient records according to clinic protocol
• Marks patient scheduling to ensure efficiency and effectiveness through “perfect day scheduling”
• Supports PCCs with scheduling and patient panel management
• Able to lead and supervise the work of others
• Shares information obtained in seminars and educational resources
• Performs performance evaluations annually for the RDAs and PCCs they work with

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Education/Experience: Graduate of an ADA accredited Dental School /required
• Desired Skills: Dentistry requires diagnostic ability and manual skills, Dentists should have good visual memory, excellent judgment regarding space, shape and color, a high degree of manual dexterity and scientific ability, Good business sense, self-discipline, and good communication skills are also important factors, Other skills are: taking x-rays and photographs, computer skills, taking precautions against infectious diseases, dealing with tense patients, using rotary and hand instruments, dental appliances, and medications
• Licenses and Certifications: Active dental license for the state of CA, must have met all applicable state requirements, Completed CE requirements including Dental Practice Act and Infection control, Current BLS certification
• Language Skills: Bilingual in English and Spanish, both written and verbal preferred.

Benefits

• 21 Days of Paid Time Off
• 10 Observed Holidays
• Continuing Education funds/Professional dues/Subscriptions: up to $2,000/year for CE units needed to maintain licensure, improve existing skills, stay current on dental practice, and/ or help meet organizational needs
• Malpractice Insurance through FTCA and NorCal Petaluma Health Center
• 401K Match: PHC matches $0.50 for every $1.00 contributed by the employee up to 2.5% of the employee’s salary per pay period. In addition, PHC contributes 3% of each employee’s salary as Safe Harbor contribution annually, if the employee has met the service requirements
• Payment of bi-annual California state licensure
• Payment of bi-annual DEA licensure fee
• For CPR training