What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dentist - Temporary Due to LOA (32-40hrs) position at Community Health Connections?
Community Health Connections (CHC), founded on February 25, 2002, is a mainstay for compassionate care, regardless of income or insurance status. We have over 20 years of experience as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving everyone who comes through our doors; including low income, underinsured, uninsured, publicly housed, and homeless populations, in 35 cities and towns in North Central Massachusetts.
The Dentist is responsible for providing general dentistry and general supervision of dental assistants and Hygienists.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide direct service to patients.
- Insure that DPH, OSHA and Dental Association regulations are strictly followed.
- Comply with departmental protocols
- Meet productivity standards (if applicable)
- Provide general dentistry and general supervision of dental assistants and hygienists.
- Attend required meetings
- Commitment to providing dental care to families in a medically under-served community.
- Willingness to be flexible in the development of new methods of dental services delivery.
- Ability to deal with sensitive information in a highly confidential manner.
Minimum Qualifications:
- DDS or DMD from an accredited Dental School.
- Fully Licensed or LLD
- Massachusetts Controlled Substance certificate and DEA required.
- Certified in CPR
- Licensed in Massachusetts to practice Dentistry/Valid Massachusetts Limited License in Dentistry.
- Minimum of three years’ US professional experience preferred
- Public Health experience preferred.
- Proficient reading, writing, and speaking in English required
We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits including bonuses, paid time off (vacation, sick, personal and 10 holidays), health, dental, life, vision, 401K, and more!
