IN-IVH-Part Time Dentist

Skywalk Global; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Skywalk Global seeks an Indiana-licensed dentist to serve at the Indiana Veterans’ Home on a part-time basis, 8 hours per week, across 1–2 days. The role includes onsite patient care and initial oral assessments with radiograph interpretation.

The dentist will provide preventive and restorative care, including cleanings, fluoride applications, fillings, extractions, denture repair, and coordination with nursing staff to support regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Indiana license to practice dentistry
• Experience working with nursing facility patients
• Ability to work part-time, 8 hours per week across 1–2 days

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial oral assessments and interpret portable radiographs.
• Design daily mouth care plans and oversee fluoride applications or cleanings.
• Perform fillings, treat periodontal disease, extract loose/decayed teeth, and repair dentures.

Skills

Indiana license to practice dentistry

Portable radiographs experience

Patient care in nursing facilities

Education

Indiana dental license

Tools

Portable radiography equipment

Job description

Indiana licensed dentist, portable radiographs, fluoride applications, cleanings, fillings, periodontal disease, extracting loose/decaying teeth, repairing or relining dentures, antibiotics, analgesics, standardized nursing facility assessment tools

Duration

10 months (08/31/2026 - 06/30/2027)

Job Summary

Short Description:Indiana licensed dentist; part-time, 8 hours per week (can be split into 1 or 2 days)Complete Description:Dentist Scope of Work for Indiana Veterans’ Home

• Providers focus on age-related dental issues, managing conditions like Alzheimer’s, and treating patients onsite at Indiana Veterans’ Home 1-2 days a week (up to 8 hours total).
• Conduct initial oral assessments and interpreting portable radiographs.
• Designing daily mouth care plans and overseeing fluoride applications or cleanings.
• Performing fillings, treating periodontal disease, extracting loose/decaying teeth, and repairing or relining dentures.
• Prescribing necessary antibiotics or analgesics and coordinating with the facility's medical staff regarding polypharmacy (managing dry mouth and side effects of resident medications).
• Assessing resident oral health using standardized nursing facility assessment tools to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Educating nursing and caregiving staff on how to safely and effectively provide daily oral hygiene for residents with cognitive or physical decline.