General Dentist

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Regular Full-Time Professional Brandywine, MD, US

Greater Baden Medical Services (GBMS) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare across Southern Maryland. With 9 clinical sites across Prince George's, Charles, and St. Mary's counties, we serve over 18,000 patients each year. We provide fully integrated care that includes primary care, pediatrics, women's health, Title X family planning, dental care, behavioral health, WIC, pharmacy services, and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program.

Our patient population is primarily made up of Medicaid and uninsured individuals. We are deeply proud to deliver these vital services to everyone in our community, regardless of their ability to pay, making Greater Baden an incredibly rewarding place to grow your career while making a tangible, life-changing impact every day.

Reports To:
Dental Director and Chief Medical Officer

Date Issued:
August 2022, Revised June 2024

Responsible for providing comprehensive and appropriate dental care and treatment to patients in a clinical setting. Responsible for dental health management, coordination of services with other agencies, clinical tracking of special population groups and any other activities or duties required to assure optimal patient services.

• Provide routine and emergency dental services, including diagnosis and treatment plans, general restorative procedures, periodontal procedures, minor oral surgery, crown and bridge, removable prosthodontics, uncomplicated endodontics and pediatric services.
• Interpret x-rays and lab studies.
• Administer anesthetics.
• Administer or prescribe medications.
• Conduct follow-up patient care.
• Straighten teeth to correct bite issues.
• Place sealants or whitening agents on teeth.
• Provide dental and oral health education to patients and families about diet, brushing, flossing, use of fluoride, and other aspects of dental care.
• Manage difficult patients and clients.
• Take impressions, measurements and make molds for dental appliances and prostheses.
• Analyze, interpret and diagnose conditions based on reports or test findings.
• Teach and train patients and staff on illness prevention.
• Oversee maintenance of case histories, health examination reports, and other dental records.
• Inspect and make recommendations regarding infection control and elimination of health hazards.
• Actively participate in community dental programs.
• Provide tele-dentistry visits when needed or appropriate.
• May make house and emergency calls.
• Refer patients for specialty care to other clinics or outside agencies as appropriate.
• Assist with in-service and ongoing training of clinic staff.
• May conduct oral examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, consideration for jobs, or eligibility for insurance coverage.
• Provides direct patient care as needed and appropriate to serve the community in accordance with the organization’s Health Care Plan.
• Provides appropriate documentation of clinical care provided in a timely manner. This includes maintenance of patient charts in accordance with clinic protocols, and timely documentation of clinical procedures on encounter forms.
• Complies with regulations regarding consultations and other services as required by patients’ insurance coverage.
• Complies with Joint Commission standards for ambulatory care.
• Communicate with others in verbal and written communication format.
• Performs timely entry into, and manipulation of, the Electronic Health Record.

• Provides clinical leadership and acts as a resource to other members of the health care team, patients, or other members of the community.
• Works with center manager to facilitate smooth operation of clinic flow.
• Assures quality of patient care by participating in the organization’s Performance Improvement activities.
• Cooperates with compliance review activities.
• Submits information needed for credentialing files in a timely manner.
• When needed, assists the…