School-based Pediatric Dentist

Location: Pulaski & Montgomery County Schools in Virginia

(Towns may include Blacksburg, VA, Christiansburg, VA, Dublin, VA, Pulaski, etc.)

Salary: $200k-220k

FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt

Schedule: Monday – Thursdays

Hours: 32-40 hours a week (some travel In-between schools)

Department: Dental

Reports To: Dental Director

Summary: Provide comprehensive dental care within regulatory guides that result in relief of pain and oral health for pediatric patients and select adult patients. Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums, and related oral structures by performing the following duties.

• Emergency care for treatment of acute conditions (i.e. abscesses)
• Diagnostic examination of hard and soft tissues, xrays, occlusal analysis and oral cancer screenings
• Development and implementation of treatment plans
• Restorations of teeth that are viable, using amalgam or composite resin materials or installation of crowns and bridges
• Extraction of teeth which are determined a health hazard
• Fluoride treatments and sealants
• Simple endodontic and periodontal procedures
• Administer oral hygiene education in conjunction with the oral hygienist dental assistants
• Respond to inquiries by patients and staff on dental health and treatments
• Direct professional and auxiliary staff during treatment of clients
• Recommends patient referrals for specialized treatment and oral surgery
• Observe and refer patients for medical and/or behavioral health care as deemed appropriate based on the Center's integrated care model guidelines.
• Perform related duties as required by Dental Director, CEO, and CMO

Education and Experience: DDS or DMD degree from a dental program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Open Dental, Suni and Dentrix Dental Software, eClinical Works Database

Current licensure with the Virginia Board of Dentistry. Current DEA registrations for the purpose of writing prescriptions

Some In-state travel with occasional travel outside the state may be required.

• Knowledge of principles and practices of modern dentistry and of prevention of dental diseases
• Knowledge of the structure and function of community health centers
• Knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to dentistry, community health centers, and public dental health
• Performance of dental treatments
• Effective communications with patients and their families

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to risk of radiation. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Virginia Community Healthcare Association (VCHA), established in 1980, is a non-profit membership organization that serves as the primary care association for Virginia's thirty-one community health centers and look-alike health centers. Membership in VCHA is open to all Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Center look-alikes operating delivery sites in Virginia. VCHA supports its health centers in their mission to provide access to health care regardless of geographic location or ability to pay. VCHA works with health centers, community leaders, and partners to enhance access to affordable, high-quality health care and to find solutions for expanding access to care in areas that need it most.