Oral Surgeon

Overview:

The Institute for Family Health is seeking an experienced Oral Surgeon to join our team. As an Oral Surgeon, you will provide high-quality patient care, precept residents, and assist the Dental Director as needed. If you are a patient advocate who is passionate about promoting health and wellbeing, and have the ability to listen and communicate with patients from a variety of backgrounds, this may be a great fit for you.

Summary:

The Oral Surgeon will provide outpatient dental services to patients, including consultation, extractions, biopsies, disease and trauma management, and referrals to appropriate dental or medical specialties when indicated. You will maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records, and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area.

Requirements:

Provide direct and comprehensive oral surgery care, including consultation, extractions, biopsies, disease and trauma management, etc. Refers patients to appropriate dental or medical specialties when indicated. Obtains medical and nursing consultation when necessary in addressing total needs of patients. Maintains accurate and up-to-date patient records. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area.

Qualifications:

D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an accredited dental school. Minimum of two (2) years experience as a general dentist preferred. Demonstrated interpersonal, leadership, supervisory, clinical, and organizational skills. Demonstrated interest in employment in a community health center. Bi-lingual Spanish preferred. Demonstrated experience with dental electronic medical record preferred. NYS License.