Dentist

Position Summary:

Provide comprehensive and appropriate dental care and treatment to patients. Provide supervision to Dental Assistant(s) and Dental Hygienist(s) as assigned.

Specific Responsibilities

Achieve Results:

• Directly affect improvements in patient well-being through accurate and timely diagnosis and delivery of high quality dental treatment. Ensure the delivery of competent, accurate, dental care and treatment to all patients as assigned.
• Provide leadership and direction to other dental clinic staff. Affect overall clinic results. Meet or exceed all measureable standards of care, including overall clinical, quality and productivity goals.
• Ensure accuracy, efficiency and appropriate confidentiality with patient charting and related recordkeeping and administrative functions as assigned.

Operational Excellence:

• Ensure the delivery of all dental treatment and care is consistent with all regulatory, accreditation, and professional standards, including clinic policies and quality initiatives.
• Understand and ensure all practices and procedures related to the delivery of dental services are consistent with contracted protocols and procedures.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

Essential Functions:

• Provide routine and emergency dental services, including diagnosis and treatment plans, general restorative procedure, crown and bridge construction, removable prosthetics, uncomplicated endodontics and minor oral surgery.
• Initiate and interpret x-ray and lab studies.
• Administer and prescribe anesthetics and medications.
• Refer patients for specialty care to other clinic programs or outside agencies as appropriate.
• Supervise Dental Assistant and Dental Hygienist.
• Provide dental and oral health education to patients and families.
• Actively participate in community dental programs.
• Manage difficult clients and patients, demonstrating interpersonal savvy and influence skills.
• Demonstrate high degree of knowledge and competency in the practice of dentistry and associated charting requirements.
• Performs peer reviews as directed by the Clinic Coordinator in compliance of clinic policy.

Education:

• DDS from an accredited educational institution.
• Must be licensed and able to practice as a dentist in the state of Wisconsin.
• Must be qualified in Basic Life Support techniques/CPR.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to manipulate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.