Job Description

Position Purpose:

The pediatric dentist’s role is to serve as an in-house specialist providing dental care to young patients ages 0–5 who would otherwise be referred outside of the clinic. The position focuses on delivering specialized pediatric dental services and collaborating closely with the Community Dental Home Coordinator (CDHC) to support the clinic’s oral health goals for pediatric patients.

MAJOR POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS:

• Part-time — Fridays, 8 hours.
• Must be available and willing to work additional days in the future at the new clinic once operational.
• Works together with the Community Dental Home Coordinator (CDHC) and other members of the clinic’s staff to develop and implement effective referral practices for young children within the clinic (i.e., from primary care medical providers to dental care providers).
• Ensures that the clinic creates an environment supportive of providing a “21st Century Dental Home”:
• Comprehensive oral health care services
• Comprehensive assessment for oral diseases and conditions
• Preventive dental health protocols based upon individually assessed risk
• Anticipatory guidance related to growth & development
• Plan for acute dental trauma
• Home care instructions regarding proper care of the child’s teeth and gingiva, including prevention, treatment of disease, and maintenance of health
• Dietary counseling and behavior change
• Referrals to dental specialists
• Responsible for the education of the primary care and ob-gyn medical staff on the significance and prevalence of early childhood caries.
• Teaches medical providers about the important role they can play in promoting and maintaining the oral health of children and perinatal women, and trains them in how to carry out the oral health tasks that they can perform.
• Motivates medical providers to include oral health components (caries risk assessment, clinical oral assessment, counseling and fluoride varnish application) as a regular part of their well-child and perinatal protocols.
• Provides an educational role for general dentists to educate and assist as needed for challenging or complex patient visits.
• Prepares and provides a presentation to the dental staff on treating the young patients include tips and techniques to help increase comfort and familiarity with providing dental care to 0-5 year olds.
• Provides hands-on training to general dentists, helping to improve their comfort and familiarity in treating young patients, ages 0-5.
• Other duties, as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a valid license to practice in California, DEA, and Board Certification.
• Satisfactory completion of an accredited training program.
• Current CPR card.
• Ability to work well with all levels of the healthcare team.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Must relate well to all cultural and ethnic groups in the community.

Working Conditions/Physical/Mental Abilities and Processes

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Work requires periods of standing, sitting, lifting, turning, twisting, walking, pushing, pulling, reaching, speaking, hearing, seeing and ability to articulate clearly, use of hands to finger, reaching with hands and arms.
• Ability to stand, sit, stoop, kneel, and bend in order to speak to patients.
• Ability to write notes, treatment plan comments, track records and reports.
• Ability to work productively in a small office space used by multiple employees.
• Ability to respond appropriately to staff and patients with regard to their medical needs; must communicate patient complaints to providers and issue final instruction and patient education as directed by the medical provider.

DOE: $100 -$111.40

East Valley offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits to include medical, dental, vision, and defined contribution retirement plan. You will also enjoy work-life balance with paid time off and paid holidays throughout the year.

Please apply to this position with your current resume.

Principals only. Recruiters, please do not contact this job posting.

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