Staff Dentist (Mobile Units)

About the role

Provides a comprehensive dental program throughout the life cycle, with emphasis on prevention of dental disease, promotion of dental health and the treatment of disease, injuries and malformations.

Responsibilities

• Works with members of other departments, participates in planning joint technical programs, and recommends methods and procedures for coordination of dental services with medical, nutritional, social and other human services.
• Investigates and studies trends and developments in dental practices and techniques reflecting applicable advances in the field to guide professional and technical staff.
• Participates in the integration of dental health services into primary care as indicated in the Dental Health Care Plan.
• Affixes to the development and execution of the Dental Health Plan.
• Establishes and maintains a recall system, short call list, lists of patients who are chronically late and break appointments.
• Maintains accurate, confidential and secure patient records.
• Provides dental care by diagnosing and treating disease, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums.
• Locates and repairs cavities in teeth.
• Extracts impacted, infected or otherwise diseased and troublesome teeth or performs root canal work.
• Makes impressions and models of jaw and mouth in preparation for dentures.
• Treats diseases of teeth, gums, and mouth with appropriate drugs or by surgery.
• Advises Patients About Dental Health Practices.
• Aids in maintaining adequate dental supplies and equipment.
• Promotes the fluoridation of public water.
• Conducts and participates in an ongoing dental health education program.
• Conducts dental screenings on-site and off-site and tracks abnormalities.
• Actively participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee.
• Observes and assists dental personnel at work to ensure safe and ethical practices.
• Participates in national, state and local dental societies and professional organizations.
• Attends staff meetings and in-service education programs.
• Formulates and writes technical reports and procedures.
• Teaches patients, community and personnel dental health.
• Serves as a supervisor.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: DDS or DMD from an accredited School of Dentistry. Six months of clinical experience preferred.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must be licensed to practice Dentistry in the State of Mississippi.