General Dentist

Native American Health Center; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Native American Health Center in Oakland, California, seeks a General Dentist to provide comprehensive and high-quality dental services. The role includes performing examinations, treatment planning, and patient education. You will support a diverse patient population and ensure compliance with safety protocols.

The ideal candidate will have a DDS or DMD degree and demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering excellent dental care while working collaboratively with staff.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid DDS or DMD degree.
• Experience with high-quality patient care in a dental setting.
• Must maintain licensure and DEA certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide preventive and restorative dental services to members.
• Perform thorough dental examinations and treatment planning.
• Work collaboratively with clinical data teams.

Skills

High quality dental care

Preventive health screenings

Dental radiographs interpretation

Surgical procedures

Patient education

Education

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD)

Tools

Electronic dental record (EDR) system

Job description

Indian Preference Act: Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (Title 25, US Code, Section 472 and 473). Applicants claiming Indian Preference must submit verification of Indian heritage certified by tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Indian heritage.

Position Summary

The General Dentist (GD) is a key member of the dental department. The GD will perform general dentist duties and work as a part of a team to provide high quality dental care.

Duties And Responsibilities

All duties should be performed with excellence, high integrity and in accordance with the Dental Practice Act of California.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide high quality dental services to NAHC’s beneficiary population, including preventive health screenings, and oral health education.
• Adhere to dental visit model of NAHC; proactive in teaching DA’s, seeing members on time and communicating barriers supervisors.
• Provide complete dental examinations and treatment planning.
• Read and interpret dental radiographs in a manner that ensures member understanding.
• Read and interpret dental lab results (i.e., biopsy) within 24 hours and provide information to members’, as necessary.
• Provide dental prophylactic treatment and topical fluoride treatment.
• Accurately diagnose and thoroughly treat dental illnesses, disease, and disorders.
• Perform extractions, surgical procedures, endodontics, prosthetics, periodontics, and restorative services within one’s scope of experience.
• Refer members for specialized dental care as needed.
• Instruct members in appropriate post-dental treatment, diet, medication, and oral hygiene.
• Answer patients’ questions and perform procedures considering patients’ comfort levels.
• Obtain member’s final impressions.
• Obtain and accurately record basic medical and dental histories and other relevant information for updating patient registration information.
• Perform dental lab procedures as necessary.

General Duties

• Attend regularly scheduled site meetings and trainings.
• Be knowledgeable on programs related to the dental department. This will include grant scopes of work, insurances, etc.
• Work collaboratively with, and support the activities of the clinical data team, ensuring optimal accuracy and performance on clinical outcome measures.
• Collaborate with administration in addressing staff and member complaints.
• Participate in internal and external accreditation processes (i.e. CODA, AAAHC).
• Coordinate, supervise, and review all clinical work including diagnoses, and clinical procedures provided by UCSF, UOP externs as well as LMC residents at NAHC.
• Assist with preparation and corrective actions for State and Federal system audits.
• Maintain positive public relations with members, guests and staff.
• Member Care: Demonstrate understanding and apply working knowledge of safety policies and ensuring safe member practices.
• Employee Safety: Safely performs all duties; follows required protective protocols to ensure personal safety as well the safety of others.
• Must maintain compliance with ergonomic safety standards; be mindful of posture and regularly practice ergonomic stretches.
• Quality Improvement: Actively participate in internal quality improvement teams and work with members proactively to drive quality improvement initiatives in accordance with the mission and strategic goals of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards, when assigned.
• Work well under pressure, meet multiple and often competing deadlines.
• At all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with supervisors, subordinates, colleagues, clients and the community.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Scope of Work

• Be able to see between 11-14 members per day, and complete accurate documentation within 72 hours of visit into the electronic dental record (EDR) system.
• Approve resident and extern clinical notes within 72 hours of the visit.
• Assist other providers as necessary, e.g., seeing members and processing refills.
• Ensure completion of medication refills for dental procedures before member is dismissed from visit.
• Be an active educator and available for consultation with dental team members, including dental externs, residents, hygienists, assistants, specialists and consultants and other integrative services team members. Maintain requirements of licensure, DEA certification and board certification if hired as board certified. Fulfill and maintain requirements for credentialing, privileging internally at NAHC and externally with payers and regulatory bodies.
• Provide comprehensive, high quality dental services to members, regardless of age, sex, gender identification, income, national origin or language.
• Provide care on Saturdays, after-hour clinics, as requested by Supervisor.
• Display the highest level of professionalism, integrity and a strong work ethic, serving as a model for all clinic staff.
• Consider individuals’ cultural, psychological, social and environmental factors in creating treatment/care plans.
• Attain and maintain UCSF, UOP, and LMC Associate Professor in Restorative Clinical Dentistry upon successful completion of introductory status and as directed by supervisor.
• If assigned to a school based clinic, the following duties apply:
  • Transport portable dental equipment and have a sound understanding of how to set up at offsite locations.