Job Description

Job Location: Health & Human Services - El Paso, TX 79907
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: Medical Degree
Salary Range: $163,498.57 - $265,685.17 Salary
Travel Percentage: Negligible
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Healthcare PractitionersPOSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for an administering a comprehensive, public health, and dental program for the YDSP community members. The Dentist oversees the prevention, education and clinical programs and services. The Dentist diagnoses and treats diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums and related oral structures. The Dentist examines patient to determine nature of condition, utilizing x-rays, dental instruments, and other diagnostic procedures. The Dentist cleans, fills, extracts, and replaces teeth, using rotary and hand instruments, dental appliances, medications, and surgical implements.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Provides direct care/services to neo-natal, pediatric, adolescent, adult geriatric patients;
2. Examines teeth, gums, and related tissues using dental instruments, dental radiographs, and other diagnostic instruments;
3. Provides general dentistry procedures to include simple and complex restorations using approved restorative materials;
4. Examines, diagnoses and treats periodontal structures and diseases;
5. Examines, diagnoses, and treats diseases of the dental pulp and other dental tissues affecting the vitality of teeth and establishes treatment plan;
6. Treats exposure of the dental pulp by pulp capping or removal of the dental pulp from the pulp chamber and root canal;
7. Design, make, and fit prosthodontic appliances such as space maintainers, bridges, and dentures, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for denturists and dental technicians;
8. Examines, diagnoses, and treats specific teeth for extraction and/or surgical removal;
9. Prescribes medications and enters workload into workload data reporting system;
10. Consults with and refers patients to appropriate specialists as a last resort;
11. Conducts oral health, tobacco cessation, and diet counseling;
12. Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patients during procedures;
13. Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue;
14. Coordinates community outreach services and screenings;
15. Provides leadership, direction, and supervision to dental staff;
16. Active participant in health related committees;
17. Participates in disaster preparedness and response as deemed necessary;
18. Responsible for dental department program management and budget;
19. Collaborates with other direct service partners to address disease incidence and oral health/disease trends;
20. Other duties as required and assigned

QualificationsMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Degree in dental surgery (D.D.S) or dental medicine (D.M.D) from a school approved by the Council on Dental Education or American Dental Association; current license to practice dentistry in a state, the District of Columbia , or Puerto Rico; post-licensure professional experience in the general practice of dentistry; must possess a valid drivers license and be insurable; must be a United States citizen; must be able to successfully pass a post-offer drug screen and extensive criminal background history check;
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures; Must be computer literate and have working knowledge of MS Office; Must have excellent interpersonal skills and display exceptional customer service to maintain good community and staff relations; Able to work effectively as part of a management team dedicated to community health initiatives; Must be able to adapt to multi-projects and challenging assignments; Must have dynamic personality and able to work with the public; Excellent oral and written communication skills; Sensitive to variety of personalities; Must be detailed oriented; Must be self-motivated and able to exercise independent judgment; must be able to adequately prioritize and coordinate daily activities; ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact positions; ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects; Sensitive to Native American culture.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, bend, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 25 pounds. The vision requirements include: close vision, peripheral vision, ability to distinguish shades of color and ability to adjust focus.
This description is a summary of principle responsibilities and is not intended to include all duties which may be assigned.