About the role
Are you looking for a meaningful career? Are you passionate about healthcare in your community? Do you enjoy helping people?
The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is one of the largest community health centers in Massachusetts serving Worcester, Framingham, Milford and the surrounding communities. We are a thriving and growing organization, and our team is expanding across sites to support this growth.
We are currently hiring a General Dentist based in our Worcester health center.
As an employer of choice, our inclusive workplace environment fosters teamwork, accountability and respect and supports the growth and development of each employee. We are an equal opportunity employer and embrace the richness of the cultures of our staff and community. You are a good fit for our team if you’re passionate about helping people live healthier lives and enjoy working in a supportive, team-based environment.
This is a full time opportunity with a 40-hour a week schedule.
We offer full-time schedules and welcome all experience levels. We offer competitive salaries and a generous benefits package.
Job Summary:
The Dentist at Kennedy Community Health Center provides preventive and restorative services in dentistry, and promotes optimum oral health to all patients. They will diagnose and treat oral disease, injuries, and malformations of all structures of the oral cavity.
As part of the team-based approach to care, the Dentist will participate in coordinating care for individual patients, support patients and families in self-management through evidenced-based approaches as may be appropriate, engage in health center projects that are aimed at specific patient population needs, and will utilize effective and appropriate communication strategies, such as health literacy approaches when working with patients.
Essential Functions:
* Procedures we do: Crowns, bridges, implant replacement, root canals, cavity treatments, and exams (including x-rays). We also do whitening, veneers, oral surgery and cosmetic dentistry. * Adequately diagnose dental conditions and create a treatment plan that adheres to the standard of care and reflects the needs of the patient. * Provide preventative care, restoration, endodontic therapy, extraction, and replacement of teeth for patients of all ages, and to prescribe medication or palliative treatment, when needed. * Maintains complete dental records ensuring documentation is thorough and accurate. * Provides a supportive and mentoring environment for the dental assistants. * Provides a detailed explanation of dental procedures and outcomes to patients, applying teach back methods, and allowing time for questions and answers. * Participates in health center initiatives related to oral health
Requirements:
* Graduation from an accredited school of dentistry in the United States * MA Dental License * Has updated documentation and certification for BLS through the American Heart Association * Controlled Substance Certificates at a State (MCSR) and Federal (DEA) level * Has met all continuing education requirements for dental licensure. * Bilingual abilities are a plus in the following languages: English and Portuguese or Spanish. * Ability to work occasional evenings and Saturday afternoons once a month. * Our health center requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID19 and the Flu.