Pediatric Dentist

This position will provide comprehensive Pediatric Dental care to patients in a primary health care delivery system. The Pediatric Dentist assumes the responsibility of providing the best care possible for all of patients. Provide preventive and restorative treatments for problems affecting the mouth and teeth. High moral character, ethics, and conduct are mandatory.

Responsibilities and Standards

Perform oral examinations of hard and soft tissue while working with patients to maintain and restore quality health to everything within the mouth.

Examine teeth and diagnose patients’ dental conditions by using tools such as x-rays, dental instruments, and other diagnostic procedures.

Clean, restore, extract, and replace teeth, using rotary and hand instruments, dental appliances, medications, and/or surgical equipment.

Evaluate the current health and condition of the patient’s teeth to determine diagnosis of dental condition, if any.

Completes treatment planned procedures that are agreed upon by patient and parent/guardian, such as restoring teeth affected by decay and treating gum disease.

Perform pediatric dentistry services, including the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth, gums, and related oral structures.

Consults with the patient, parent and/or guardian and advises them of their dental status, prescribes the treatment needed, provides risks, benefits and alternatives.

Perform oral cancer examinations, take and interpret radiographs.

Provide dental services at any and/or all HCN dental facilities as necessary to meet department needs.

Supervise and evaluate dental students and residents during their rotations at HCN’s dental facilities.

Performs other related duties as indicated or when requested by a supervisor including moderate conscious sedation procedures and/or taking healthy or medically compromised children to perform restorative procedures under general anesthesia

Job Specifications

This position requires a high degree of responsibility, excellent interpersonal skills, organizational ability, problem-solving skills, and written communication skills

Position requires the ability to work independently and within a team to meet goals

Position requires the ability to interact with all departments and all levels of staff effectively

May be required to perform the duties of other employees, including supervisors/managers, in their absence.

May be required to perform duties and responsibilities not listed in this description, on a temporary or long-term basis

Experience

Education/Training Level

Graduation from an accredited school of dentistry (DMD or DDS)

Must maintain required CE credits to maintain licensure

Experience with nitrous oxide, oral sedation, IV sedation and/or general anesthesia preferred

Licenses & Certifications

Possession of a current Florida license to practice dentistry

Eligible for Board Certification in Pediatric Dentistry

Certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) including Automated External Defibrillator (AED) according to guidelines set forth by the American Heart Association (AHA) “Basic Life Support Health Care Provider Course” (BLS-HCP) or willingness to obtain within 30 days of employment.

DEA License

FL Certification in Moderate Sedation preferred

Communication Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Bi-lingual in Spanish/ English and/or Creole/English preferred

Technology Skills

Understanding of and ability to use Electronic Dental Record

Experience with Denticon system preferred