Areas of Responsibility

Patient Care:

• Providing patient care and managing immediate staff such as assistants and patient care coordinator. The Pediatric dentist will be an internal referral resource for the PHC/RPHC general dentists and other community clinics and organizations
• Infant oral health exams, which include risk assessment for caries in mother and child
• Preventive dental care including cleaning and fluoride treatments, as well as nutrition and diet recommendations
• Habit counseling (for example, pacifier use and thumb sucking)
• Early assessment and treatment for straightening teeth and correcting an improper bite (orthodontics)
• Repair of tooth cavities or defects
• Diagnosis of oral conditions associated with diseases such as diabetes, congenital heart defect, asthma, hay fever, and attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder
• Management of gum disease and conditions including ulcers, short frenulae, mucoceles, and pediatric periodontal disease
• Care for dental injuries (for example, fractured, displaced, or knocked-out teeth)
• Counsels and advises patients and family on growth and development dental problems of patient
• Ability to handle complex and special needs cases
• Delivers high quality of care in basic and advanced dental services in all phases of dentistry to patients
• Diagnoses and treats patients to achieve excellent results within estimated treatment time with maximum attention to patient comfort
• Delivers treatment plans to patients along with an informed consent discussion surrounding treatment options, risks, benefits and alternatives
• Makes appropriate referrals and communicates with specialists
• Provides patient education materials
• Completes treatment plans in a timely manner
• Follows a comprehensive program of preventive dentistry
• Possesses excellent people skills, particularly a caring attitude toward patients and staff

Supervision:

• Monitors patient scheduling to ensure efficiency and effectiveness through “perfect day scheduling”
• Immediate staff such as assistant and patient care coordinator

Administration:

• Maintains accurate, timely and up-to-date patient records
• Able to lead and supervise the work of others
• Understands the overall practice mission, as well as long term and short term strategic goals for the clinic
• Understands practice scope consistent with the mission and values of the clinic
• Follows protocols, policies and procedures

Compliance: 

• Ensures patient confidentiality consistent with State and Federal law
• Complies with all applicable State and Federal regulations, including but not limited to, DBCa, OSHA, CalOSHA and infection control guidelines
• Ensures correct coding and accurate patient records according to clinic protocol
• Follows Standards of Care, Quality Assurance & Improvement Program

Other Duties:

• Shares information obtained in seminars and educational resources
• Attends and participates actively in required meetings, trainings and functions
• Maintains a collaborative relationship with other practitioners in the community
• Works with the IT department and Dentrix, Guru and Dexis Support
• Communicates with dental laboratories and other outside vendors
• Performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve clinic goals and objectives, as directed by the Dental Director