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Highland Hospital, located in Oakland, California, is a UCSF affiliated level 1 trauma center and is the largest facility of Alameda Health System which serves a diverse patient population in California’s East Bay Area. As part of Alameda County's safety net, we provide quality, accessible care to our community's most vulnerable patients. The Dental Clinic at Highland Hospital provides comprehensive dental care including but not limited to; preventative and restorative dental services, emergency dental services and exodontia. Providers are made up of general dentists, Oral Surgery and GPR residents and attendings. RDAs are paired 1:1 with providers to provide 4-handed dentistry. Our providers and staff are dedicated to our patients and would love to welcome others who share our mission! We are currently recruiting for a Services As Needed (per diem) Dentist to join our team. SANs support our dental providers with coverage and same-day needs. This position will be based at our Highland Hospital but this person may also be asked to cover at our Pediatric Dental site at Eastmont Wellness Center. This position may request 3-4 days of availability per week, including the possibility of working Saturdays. If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply! SUMMARY: Under direction to provide professional dental services with the AHS Dental Clinics; and to do other related work as required.DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.
Performs oral examinations at the AHS Dental Clinics, interprets x-rays; treats mouth diseases; performs prophylactic procedures, restorations, and other treatment as needed; takes impressions, orders dentures and fits and adjusts dentures; instructs patients in oral hygiene and dental care.
Performs emergency procedures in order to reduce immediate pain; refers patients for needed dental care to the regularly scheduled Staff Dentist for treatment.
Performs dental evaluations, performs all needed care on juvenile whose guardians are covered by an aid program and informs responsible guardians of dental care which must be given juveniles through private dentists.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in California.REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in California
