General Dentist - Southwest Montana Community Health Center

• Education, Licensure:
  • Board certification in Dentistry, current License in Montana in good standing, and current certification in BLS.
• Experience:
  • Experience with medically underserved populations and public health.
  • Experience with Electronic Dental Records required.
  • Two years post-graduate experience highly preferred.

• Provides basic and emergency direct patient care to dental patients of SWMTCHC.
• Assure quality dental services including, but not limited to, dental screenings, diagnosis, and basic restorative dentistry.
• Remains current with standards of practice.
• Ensures that accurate dental records of patient visits are maintained.
• Participates in annual dental care plan goals and objectives.
• Participates in review and determination of dental clinic scope of service.
• Supervises, in conjunction with the Dental Director, dental assistants, dental scheduler, and dental hygienists.
• Coordinates services with clinic and community providers to ensure delivery of comprehensive dental care services.
• Coordinates with SMTMCHCs and the community’s providers to ensure delivery of integrated multidisciplinary comprehensive primary care services.
• Participates in SWMTCHC’s continuous quality improvement and performance review programs.
• Assists with the SWMTCHC’s dental procedures and systems to assure compliance with federal laws, regulations, and standards of practice, including, dental policies and procedures, OSHA, CLIA, patient care, employee health, coding, and billing.
• Participates in the development of policy and procedure manuals used in the dental clinic.
• Participates in the recruitment of volunteers and staff for a dental clinic.
• Participates in communication with volunteer dentists in the SWMTCHC dental program.
• Serves as one of the key links with the Butte and Southwestern Montana dental community.
• Complies with SWMTCHC’s policies and procedures.
• Participates in SWMTCHC staff meetings and clinic meetings as directed.
• Uses a computer and related software.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

• Competent in dealing with diverse populations.
• Ability to coordinate care with other medical, behavioral health, and dental staff.
• Knowledge of dental clinic operations.
• Knowledge of dental practices and procedures.
• Ability to support and work collaboratively with staff, patients, clinical support, and administrative staff.
• Knowledge of the principles of supervision and training.
• Basic computer skills to include proficiency with Electronic Dental Records.
• Excellent oral and written communication, problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work as a successful integrated multi-disciplinary primary health care team.

• Practices with the scope of education, training, and personal capabilities.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Follows federal, state and local legal guidelines; follows license criteria when licensure applies.
• Maintains HIPAA & OSHA compliance.
• Reports any evidence of abuse or neglect to the provider or appropriate official.

Southwest Montana Community Health Center is a mission-driven, non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). FQHCs are community-based healthcare providers that receive funding from the Federal government to provide comprehensive primary care services in underserved areas. FQHCs provide care to all individuals, regardless of their ability to pay, and offer a sliding fee discount based on income. FQHCs must meet certain requirements to receive funding, such as providing services to medically underserved areas or populations, offering a comprehensive set of primary care services, and having a governing board that includes patients.Southwest Montana Community Health Center is a recognized National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). PCMH designation is gained by meeting certain standards set by the NCQA. These standards include providing comprehensive, coordinated care, using evidence-based practices, and engaging patients in their care. Community health centers that receive PCMH designation are recognized for providing high-quality, patient-centered care that improves health outcomes and reduces costs. PCMH is our model of primary care that emphasizes care coordination, communication, and patient engagement to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. The PCMH model encourages providers to work as a team to coordinate and manage care for patients, provide timely access to care, and use evidence-based practices to improve outcomes. The PCMH model also emphasizes the importance of patient engagement, providing patients with the tools and resources they need to take an active role in their own health care.We opened our doors in 1986 under the name Butte-Silver Bow Primary Healthcare Clinic Inc. Our main clinic is in Butte, Montana, and we have locations in Dillon and Anaconda, Montana. We offer medical, dental, behavioral health, care management, pharmacy, and clinical pharmacy services to everyone. We accept most insurances and private-pay clients, as well as uninsured or underinsured clients. Our passion is to ensure that healthcare remains accessible and affordable to everyone.Our clinics care for more than 13,000 patients annually and employs more than 150 people in our various locations.