Dentist

Position Summary

Dentist’s responsibilities include developing suitable treatment plans for patients, keeping an accurate record of all appointments, diagnoses, and treatments, and answering patients’ questions.

• Provide a wide range of dental services including review triage information, diagnose and recommend treatment, extractions (simple/surgical) and restorations (amalgam/composite).
• Prescribe preventive treatment: prophylaxis, debridement, scaling and root planing.
• Provide patient education support for dental pain management.
• Follow protocol for documentation: diagnosis, treatments, prescriptions.
• Complete reports as directed.
• Provide indirect supervision to volunteer residents on-site, hygienists, and dental assistants.
• Participate in evaluation of staff assigned with the division director.
• Provide clinical services in preventive, restorative, and curative dentistry governed by broad instructions, objectives, and policies.
• Participate in staff meetings and training programs to maintain credentials and ensure professional practice.
• Serve on agency and community committees and represent the agency as requested by the division director.

• DDS or DMD from an accredited university with a current South Carolina dental license.

• Experience with FUSE dental software.

• Sitting, standing, and walking for long periods.
• Tolerate moderate noise levels from dental and other office equipment.
• Maintain professionalism in stressful situations.
• Frequent bending, twisting, and position changes to examine and service patients.