Staff Dentist San Jobs

DEFINITION:

Under the general supervision of the Director of Oral Health, the dentist will provide dental care for patients by diagnosing and treating diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a current license to practice dentistry issued by the California Department of Health.
• D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an approved dental school.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

• Makes impressions and models of jaw and mouth in preparation of dentures.
• Fits orthodontic appliances for straightening and re-arranging irregular teeth and treating malocclusion of the jaws.
• Extracts impacted, infected, or otherwise diseased or troublesome teeth or performs root canal work.
• Makes visual examination of the patient's teeth and surrounding oral structures, utilizing x-rays, mouth mirror, explorers, instruments, and other diagnostic procedures; enters findings on a dental chart and in patient's chart and decides upon the most feasible plan of treatment.
• Locates and repairs cavities in teeth.
• Treats diseases of teeth, gums, and mouth with appropriate drugs or by surgery.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Treats all patients / clients / visitors with respect and courtesy.
• Attends work regularly and punctually; is readily accessible during work hours to peers; limits absences from own duty stations and limits visits and activities which distract others from their performance of duties.
• Continuous quality and improvement.
• Works cooperatively with immediate supervisor, with department members, and with other Council staff persons, as required
• Maintains a working knowledge about and in continued compliance with all of those areas listed under item (5) throughout your employment with the Council.
• Remains competent in skills required for position.
• As a condition of employment, a physical examination and drug-free status is required.
• Is responsible for performing other assigned duties which are related to the above and which fall within the scope of this job description
• Is able to work and/or interact satisfactorily with a workforce and public, which is ethnically and culturally diverse.
• Hazardous materials and waste.
• Safety and security of person and property.
• Confidentiality of patient / client / fellow employee and supplier records
• Life safety and emergency preparedness.
• Infection control.
• Professional and business ethics.
• During the initial thirty (30) days of employment, becomes and remains knowledgeable about and in compliance with the Council's and Department policies and procedures in the following areas:
  • Confidentiality of patient / client / fellow employee and supplier records
  • Patient's rights and responsibilities.
  • Professional and business ethics.
  • Continuous quality and improvement.
  • Safety and security of person and property.
  • Infection control.
  • Hazardous materials and waste.
  • Life safety and emergency preparedness.
• Patient's rights and responsibilities.
• Provides education appropriate to the age of the patients / clients / visitors served; remains competent in skills required to educate patients and clients or varying age and with varied educational and other life experiences.