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**Must be fully vaccinated**
Job Qualifications
Job Duties
**Must be fully vaccinated**
Job Qualifications
- Minimum Education: Graduation from an accredited dental school and holds a valid NC State Dental license. Satisfactory professional references; must complete the credentialing process.
- Minimum Certifications and/or Licenses: NC State Dental license.Valid North Carolina driver license; acceptable driving record.
- Minimum Experience: 5 years dental experience; ability to work with and provide dental care to individuals of varied economic and social backgrounds.
- Minimum Skills: Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft outlook, Chrome, Internet Explorer. Experience with Electronic Health Record.
Job Duties
- Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries and malformations of teeth, gums and related oral structures, and provide preventative and corrective services.
- Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures.
- Use masks, gloves and safety glasses to protect themselves and their patients from infectious diseases.
- Examines and determines need for dental treatment of patients; treats patients by performing quality work required to establish and maintain good dental health with patient.
- Use air turbine and hand instruments, dental appliances and surgical implements.
- Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue; helps institute good oral hygiene practices with patients.
- Analyze and evaluate dental needs to determine changes and trends in patterns of dental disease.
- Writes prescriptions for antibiotics and other medication as needed.
- Keep current and implement state and federal laws, standards, and guidelines related to dental services.
- Takes steps to ensure that OSHA and HIPAA guidelines are followed in clinical areas.
- Assist Chief Dental Officer with dental outreach services.
- Participates in continuing education on and off site as appropriated and feasible.
- Timely completion and maintenance of patient charts/records per Center policy.
- Assists Chief Dental officer in evaluating procedures followed in the dental clinic.
- Ability to participate in a team approach with staff and administration to maintain and improve the delivery of quality dental care.
- Attends all dental staff meetings and participates in health center's Performance Improvement.
- Meets productivity and billing goals set by the organization.
- Maintains a professional appearance, demeanor, and dedication to service.
- Adheres to all federal regulations regarding HIPAA as well as KCHC employee policies.
- Completes all other duties as assigned.
