Dentist (Part-Time) - Milford, DE - WeCare Staffing Solutions

Dentist (Part-Time)

Location: Milford, DE

Shift: 9 am - 5 pm, 3 days a week (24 hours / week)

Pay rate: $105/hr

Position Type: Contract (Long-term)

Positions: 1

Company Overview: Our client is a leading provider of healthcare services for Veterans, seeking for a part-time dentist to perform various procedures for oral health.

Position Summary: The successful candidate must be a licensed Dentist with eligibility for a Delaware Dentist license, possessing extensive knowledge of dental medicine and surgery in accordance with ADA guidelines. The candidate should have proficiency in a wide range of dental services, strong diagnostic skills, and the ability to manage and supervise clinic operations.

Responsibilities:

• Dental Examinations: Perform dental examinations of teeth and surrounding tissues using x-rays and medical history records to determine treatment needs.
• Reporting: Report to a technical superior.
• Direct Dental Care: Provide direct dental care and oral surgery.
• Clinic Operations: Plan and organize daily clinic operations, including budget administration.
• Conferences: Attend conferences for consultative and educational purposes.
• Contacts: Engage regularly with patients for treatment, supervise and guide internal staff, confer with specialists on complex cases, and make referrals.
• Dental Services: Provide a range of dental services including cleaning, scaling, bonding, fillings, extractions, restorations, oral surgery, pulp therapy, bridgework, crown work, partial dentures, space maintainers, and orthodontic appliance preparations.
• Medication: Prescribe and dispense medication as required.
• Anesthesia and Sedation: Administer local anesthesia, analgesia, and sedation.
• Staff Supervision: Supervise, train, and evaluate clinic staff.
• Reporting: Write statistical and evaluative reports.
• Emergency Services: Provide emergency dental services to the community.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of:
  • Principles and practices of dental medicine and surgery (ADA guidelines).

• • Use, care, and maintenance of dental instruments, equipment, materials, and medications.
  • Federal, state, and local regulations.
  • Current developments in dentistry.
  • Supervising and managing a dental clinic.
  • Budget functions.
  • Diagnosis and treatment of complex dental diseases.
  • Quality assurance and infection control guidelines.
  • Clinical teaching methods.

• Skills:
  • Performing a full range of dental services and diagnostic techniques.
  • Instructing dental residents in clinical settings.
• Abilities:
• Detect and identify dental conditions and select appropriate corrective actions.
• Assess and discuss complex cases with specialists.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with various stakeholders.
• Train, supervise, and evaluate clinic staff.
• Complete accurate statistical and evaluative reports.
• Educate individuals and families on dental health and hygiene.

Qualifications:

• Possession of a Delaware Dentist license or eligibility for a Delaware license