Dentist, Pediatrics

The Dimock Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

An established community health center is seeking a dedicated pediatric dentist to join its dynamic team. This role focuses on providing comprehensive oral health care for children, ensuring preventive and restorative treatments are delivered with excellence. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with other health care providers to support the well-being of a diverse patient population. With a commitment to quality and community service, this position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of families. Join a passionate team dedicated to redefining health care access and quality in the community.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) required.
• DMD or DDS required, or completion of an accredited dental program.

Responsibilities

• Provide dental care for patients under 18 as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Document all clinical interactions in the electronic health record.

Skills

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Motivational Skills

Team Integration

Basic Electronic Documentation

Education

DMD or DDS

Accredited Dental Program

Job description

Career Opportunities with The Dimock Center

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Careers At The Dimock Center

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

You are a caring, devoted Dentist who thrives in a team environment and is committed to excellence.

The Dimock Center is a federally qualified community health center that heals and uplifts individuals, families and communities. Our vision is to redefine the model of a healthy community by creating equitable access to comprehensive health care and education. We promote a culture of respect, excellence, equal opportunity, and commitment to our employees and the communities we serve.

Our Health Center offers a range of primary and specialty health care for adults and children. We provide specialized clinics, Eye Care, Dental, Pediatrics, and OB/GYN.

Our Dental team is committed to providing quality treatment for patients of all ages, including specialty pediatric dental care. We work closely with primary care providers across Dimock’s campus to support patients and families – from Pediatrics and Behavioral Health to Child and Family Services, to ensure that dental health plays a role in all patients’ lives.

Summary/Objective:
The pediatric dentist is an essential member of a multidisciplinary team that provides oral health care to patients under the age of 18 in an urban community health center serving a diverse community.

Essential Functions

1. Pediatric Clinical Care: Provides dental care for patients under the age of 18 as part of the care team.
   • Preventive care: Provides basic dental screening and preventive interventions such as cleanings, sealants, topical fluoride (including fluoride varnish) applications, regular oral prophylaxis, and oral hygiene education for parents of all children, x-rays, oral health risk screenings.
   • Restorative Treatment: Fillings, extractions, stainless steel crowns, pulpotomies, space maintainers.
   • Emergency care: For conditions that can be managed in the outpatient setting e.g., dental abscesses, extractions.
   • Additional activities may also include:
     • Dental screenings: At Dimock’s Head Start, Early Head Start and preschool programs, as well as community health fairs.
   • Referrals/transition of care: Reviews and signs off on all transition of dental related care documentation (ED, referrals) from patients. Works with team on systems for follow up of any outstanding needs, transitional needs, and management plan for “no show” referrals.
   • Access: Accessible for clinical care both in person as per agreement on contract and after hour’s phone consultation as per clinic specific rotation schedule.
   • Documentation: For purposes of seamless communication and data collection, dentist clearly documents all clinical interactions (in person and by phone) in the electronic health record in accordance with health center and clinic documentation workflows.
   • Patient Centeredness: Ensures that the patients’ needs are at the center of all treatment plans and broader clinical operations plans, and actively involves patients in development of such plans.
   • Community member/citizenship:
2. Self-monitoring: Ensures maintenance of own knowledge base. Ensure that own interpersonal skills with patients and other clinical staff is always professional and courteous.
3. Team monitoring: Work with team members to enhance their skills and plan for continuing training in clinical and customer service areas. Helps to highlight to team the big picture of how the department runs smoothly. Ensures that staff interpersonal skills with patients and providers are always professional and courteous. Ensures that team operations are systematic and efficient. Maintain communications with clinical director regarding performance of care team. Clear knowledge of process to communicate to appropriate administrators all performance issues for team members.
4. Continuous Quality Improvement: Accountable for individual and team quality measures. Participation in team or department discussions to optimize data documentation and to take data/measurement to design improvements to processes. Helps to develop interventions in current systems/processes that lead to improved outcomes for patient, populations, and clinic operations.
5. Participation in clinic specific projects: May include internal improvement projects, research projects, and grants, as well as supervision of dental school externs, dental hygiene externs, and/or dental assistant externs.
6. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

1. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
2. Great self-starter who integrates with multi-disciplinary team.
3. Motivational skills with patients.
4. Basic electronic documentation skills.

Work Environment
This position operates in a clinical setting.

Physical Demands

May require pushing and/or pulling up to 40 pounds. Will require frequent sitting, standing, and walking.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This position operates under an 8:30am-5pm schedule.

Required Education and Experience

1. DMD or DDS required, or completion of an accredited dental program.
2. Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) required.
3. Experience with diverse population preferred.

Salary Range: $142,000 - $179,000

Other Duties
Note this job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of duties that are required of the employee for this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

The Dimock Center values diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.