Dentist

**Part-Time Dentist, Chicago IL 60644**

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:
1. Provide general family dentistry services to patients
- Protect patients or staff members using safety equipment.
- Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
- Examine mouth, teeth, gums, or related facial structures.
- Operate diagnostic imaging equipment.
- Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
- Develop medical treatment plans.
- Treat dental problems or diseases.
- Diagnose dental conditions.
- Adjust prostheses or other assistive devices.
- Advise patients on preventive care techniques.

2. Work with administrative leadership in the supervision & direction of dental support staff.

3. Participate in required meetings including the monthly staff meeting.

4. Available for on-call services and ad hoc consultations by providers and clinical staff.

**Company Benefits**:
Medical, Dental, Vision and Retirement. Time off and CME is pro-rated in accordance to individuals FTE status. FQHC eligible for HRSA awards and PSLF.

**Education**:
Graduate of an accredited dental school.

Licensed by the State of Illinois.

Spanish speaking is a plus.

**Experience**:
Three or more years of professional experience in dentistry preferred but will consider recent graduate.

Technical Knowledge:
Software Knowledge: Strong computer literacy/proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Personal Characteristics:

- Exude strong customer service skills
- Possess the ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships with all levels of staff, clients, and the public
- Detail oriented with the ability to work with minimum/no supervision
- Willingness to be part of a team-unit and cooperate in the accomplishment of departmental goals and organizational objectives
- Must have the capability to recommend and participate in the development of the policies and procedures for topics that affect PCC.
- Must be highly self-motivated so as to identify areas that need investigation and resolution.

Ability to:

- Follow-through, assume responsibility and use good judgment.
- Maintain professionalism under stressful situations.
- Provide excellent customer service and telephone skills.
- Self motivate and direct with the ability to prioritize and work efficiently under pressure.
- Understand and follow verbal and written communication.

Physical Demands:

- Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Repeat the same movements.
- Sit for long periods of time.
- Bend or twist their body
- See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.
- Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects.
- Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.
- Understand the speech of another person.
- Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
- Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects.
- Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls.