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MISSION
Delivering patient centered, accessible, quality-
driven, medical, dental, and behavioral
healthcare, to all generations to strengthen the
health status in the communities we serve,
regardless of the ability to pay.
JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION: Dentist
Reports to: Dental Director/Chief Executive Officer
Revised: March 2015
Department: Clinical
FLSA: Exempt
Position Summary: Under the general supervision of the Dental Director, the Dentist is responsible for administering,
maintaining, and expanding a program of primary (and in selected cases, secondary) care and preventive dental care in a
community health center setting.
Supervision Exercised: Provides team leadership to Dental Staff
Position Responsibilities:
1. Performs quality clinical and radiographic evaluations to diagnose and treat diseases of the oral cavity.
2. Promotes oral health by providing educational information on all phases of preventive and restorative dentistry
and oral hygiene.
3. Reviews and follows all dental clinic protocols, policies, and procedures
4. Documents and follows treatment plans that include appropriate preventive and restorative therapy.
5. Manage medical/dental history with a comprehensive evaluation of the patient's general health.
6. Address all contra-indications pertaining to treatment and identify patient's chief complaint or reason for visit.
7. Maintain the baseline radiographs and any other radiographs necessary to diagnose and treatment plan the
case.
Position Qualifications:
1. Skill in providing excellent customer service and support; organizing and prioritizing workload and meeting
deadlines; and excellent written and verbal communication.
2. Skill in administering, maintaining, and expanding a program of primary (and in selected instances, secondary)
care and preventive dental care in a community health care setting.
3. Treatment should include but not be limited to the following: elimination of pain, removal of carious lesions,
restorative, periodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, and oral surgery.
4. Ability to interact effectively and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, education,
racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds.
5. Ability to work effectively with managers, co-workers, members of the public and professional groups.
6. Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, concisely with others (internal and external customers, both verbally
and in writing), consistently demonstrate positive/proactive customer service attitude. Consistently maintains
ethical behaviors exemplary of quality public service and fair standards, inclusively, among all employees and
members of the public.
7. Ability to work as an effective team member; function independently, exercise sound judgment and initiative; be
flexible to shift priorities; maintain confidentiality; establish and maintain effective interpersonal work
relationships, effectively assist providers; work toward goals and objectives of draft priorities.
8. Ability to follow NCHC Clinic practice guidelines – including adhering to the NCHC immunization policy and the
NCHC Mission and Vision and NCHC Corporate Compliance Policy.
9. Ability to receive constructive feedback including evaluation of provider’s productivity and practice attributes.
10. Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to participation on clinical committees, providing education,
Quality Review and/or other activities.