Dentist

This position provides dental care to patients of Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center; promotes positive patient relations and participates in quality assurance/improvement activities. 

Clinical Care

• Within the scope of licensure, provides dental care for patients of the clinic:
  • Acts as Dental Care Provider for patients
  • Meets productivity and clinical measure/standards of the clinic
• Diagnoses and treats acute and chronic dental problems
• Provides chronic disease management
• Provides preventive dental care and dental education
• Provides referral assistance to specialty dental services
• Understands and follows infection control procedures.
• Accurately charts treatment to be completed and/or completed treatment.
• Makes accurate chart notes in Dentrix including the next visit and time needed.

Supervision and Consultation

• Provides clinical supervision for Dental Assistants and other health professionals requiring formal dental oversight under Alaska State law. 
• Provides clinical consultation for ANHC medical and other dental providers as requested.

Quality Assurance

• Participates in ongoing identification of performance and process quality improvement opportunities of the department and implementation of actions to achieve improvements.
• Assists in implementation of specific quality assurance monitoring procedures (i.e., chart audits, record audits, equipment calibration checks, etc.).  Sees that results are properly logged, communicates results to appropriate parties, and promotes corrective action as needed.
• Assures protection of individual rights to privacy and confidentiality at all times.
• Knows and functions in accordance with organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains a functional work environment that is clean, orderly, and pleasant and maintains a professional setting at all times for optimal care to patients.
• Understands and maintains patient confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.

Patient Relations

• Strives to keep patients fully informed on all aspects of clinical program operations about which patients may have normal curiosities, a right to know, or benefits gained from knowing (e.g. qualifications of staff, procedures for getting prescriptions filled/refilled, what to do in an emergency, etc.)

Team Management

• Assists the Chief Dental Officer and/or Dental Office Manager in the planning and evaluation of effective clinic operations.  Maintains a collaborative working relationship.
• Participates in the team management process of the Dental Team by attending meetings as an equal and interested member.
• Assists in the development of dental policies and assists Chief Dental Officer in their implementation.
• Attends site meetings and general staff meetings.
• Works cooperatively to meet established objectives.
• Works with other ANHC Staff Dentists to maintain consistent dental services.

• Participates in welcoming and educating dental assisting students, dental hygiene students, and dental students as requested.
• Participates in dental outreach programs.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 

Work Experience: Two years post-graduate practice experience.

Education, Certification and Licensure: Graduation from an accredited dental school and licensure by the State of Alaska to practice dentistry.  Must have and maintain current BLS certification.

Additional Skills & Knowledge: Bilingual preferred but not required.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and see, talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work is performed in a healthcare clinic and office setting.  ANHC is a tobacco-free campus.

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the organization has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Persons alleging unequal treatment should contact the Chief Human Resources Officer.