Dentist - Pediatrics

Dentist - Pediatrics - $10,000 Hiring Bonus

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The purpose of this position is to serve as Dentist - Pediatrics to provide dental services to the designated pediatric population. The purpose of the work is to perform the necessary pediatric dental treatment in an efficient and professional manner, meeting the pediatric needs of the patient population. The Dentist - Pediatrics will perform all aspects of dental treatment for pediatric patients, including young and/or uncooperative patients, to include comprehensive and emergency examinations, interpreting radiographs, creating treatment plans and performing dental treatment for patients including routine dental procedures such as fillings, crowns, extractions, preventive, and other dental services to eligible patients.

The Dentist - Pediatrics will document clinical observations and treatment as well as adhere to industry standards and ensure proper compliance with federal, local and state laws. These procedures, which require independent judgment and skilled workmanship, affect the attitudes and well-being of the patients. They also affect the efficiency and overall attitude of the dental team. The ideal Dentist - Pediatrics for this position will have exceptional technical skills as well as the ability to connect with patients to provide caring treatment within the mission of the CIHA.

• Duties involved in this position are clinical along with consultative, referral, training, quality assurance, and program planning activities.
• Provide both routine and complex dental services including fillings, pulpotomies, stainless steel crowns and extractions.
• Provide caries management with Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) and alternative dental treatment options such as Hall crowns and interim therapeutic restorations when conventional treatment is not recommended or possible in accordance with current public health principles.
• Provide preventive services including sealant, space management, fluoridation and oral hygiene instructions both clinically and community-based.
• Regularly treats pediatric patients with behavior and communication challenges including very young and anxious children.
• Provides dental services using local anesthetic, nitrous oxide, sedative medications or combination thereof to manage anxiety cases from the pediatric population.
• Completes limited, periodic, and comprehensive examinations on new and established dental program pediatric patients: reviews the patient’s medical and dental history; examines the oral cavity, head & neck and oropharynx of each patient for evidence of pathology; prescribes and interprets routine radiographs to identify soft tissues, tooth structures, and dental diseases and abnormalities.
• Provides appropriate emergency dental services, including treatment of trauma, pain, and infection for children within the age range determined by current community and dental clinic needs. Will be expected to treat emergency/walk-in patients when needed or during times of broken appointments or cancellations, including adult patients if needed.
• Maintains a recall system for follow-up of chronic care or pathology patients.
• Collaborates with Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) and external dental and medical teams to appropriately manage the treatment of patients with significant medical complexities and immune‑deficiencies.
• Refers for specialist pediatric dental care when indicated and in the best interest of the child, including appropriate operating room (OR) referrals.
• Participates in community outreach programs including the EBCI Children’s Dental Program, Head Start Programs, and other events related to health promotion and disease prevention.
• Collaborates with Family Safety to manage clients who need resources or have issues with dental neglect. Documents and tracks Family Safety referrals as defined by the program.
• The incumbent may be called upon to provide services at other than routine clinic hours for all patient populations. Works on a rotation with the other staff dentists to provide emergency dental call after hours, on weekends, and…