About this role
Department : Dental
Position : Dentist – Pediatric Dentistry
Employee Category : Exempt
Reporting Relationship : Dental Director
Character Qualities:
- Compassion- Investing whatever is necessary to heal the hurts of others.
- Creativity – Approaching a need, task or an idea from a new perspective.
- Discretion- Recognizing and avoiding words, actions, and attitudes that could bring undesirable consequences.
- Endurance- the inward strength to withstand stress and do my best.
- Gentleness- showing consideration and personal concern for others.
- Joyfulness – Maintaining a good attitude, even when faced with unpleasant conditions.
- Patience – accepting others at different levels of maturity.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the general supervision of the Dental Director. Helps implement all the dental activities and provides quality primary dental care to patients of Variety Care Dental Clinics.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities :
- Provides dental care for pediatric patients of the dental clinic by diagnosing and treating diseases, injuries, malformation of teeth and gums.
- Promotes preventive dentistry.
- Performs screenings or other services at health fairs, school based programs or in other outreach settings as directed by the Dental Director.
- Provides referrals for patients who have dental problems outside the scope of services available at Variety Care to qualified specialists as necessary.
- Maintains accurate and complete charts and completes charts in accordance with Variety Care policies and procedures.
- Assumes personal responsibility for keeping current in professional literature, skills and techniques.
- Participates in Peer Review, both as a reviewer and participant, as directed by Dental Director.
- Participates in team-based care and supports the dental team as care is provided.
- Supports Variety Cares accreditation as a Patient Centered Medical Home and our commitment to provide care to all Variety patients that is Safe, Effective, Patient Centered, Timely, Efficient, and Equitable. Provide leadership and work with all staff to achieve the goals of the Quintuple Aim of healthcare reform—to improve the experience of care, improve health outcomes, and decrease healthcare costs.
- Embodies the strength of personal character. Places value on being an open and honest communicator who displays high moral and ethical conduct, integrity, adaptability, and sound judgment. Must be a leader in the department and community. Result-oriented problem solver who is responsible and accountable.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Requirements, Special Skills or Knowledge :
- D.D.S. from an approved College of Dentistry.
- Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in Oklahoma.
- Desire to care for the financially disadvantaged.
- Unrestricted DEA/OBNDD Licenses.
- Ability to work in a multi-faceted, fast past environment
Preferred Requirements, Special Skills or Knowledge :
- Previous practice experience.
- Experience in preventive dentistry programs.
Essential Functions :
- Must be able to lift 25 pounds.
- Able to assist patients in to and out of dental chair when asked or directed.
- Able to walk, bend, lift, and remain on feet for extended periods of time.