Advanced Dental Therapist

JOB TITLE : Advanced Dental Therapist (dual licensed with dental hygiene)

SUPERVISOR : Director of Provider Services

DEPARTMENT : Dental

Summary

Provide oral health care, both treatment and education, to all eligible patients within the scope of advanced dental therapist. Evaluate, provide preventive service, restore teeth, and provide minor surgical care within the scope of ADT.

What We Provide

Competitive salary and benefits package. Malpractice coverage under the Federal Tort Claims Act - PTO plus paid holidays per year- expense allowance for CE training - Eligibility for loan repayment through National Health Services Corp.

Responsibilities

• Provide dental therapist service according to the patient's needs ensuring the highest standards of clinical care is provided.
• Work with other colleagues to establish a flexible team approach in delivery of a high-quality service and contribute to the continued development of the team.
• Supervise dental assistants when necessary.
• Plan and select the equipment and material for each treatment session according to the treatment plan and patient.
• Monitor the dental health of all patients, assess developments in the patient's dental health and record findings accordingly.
• Maintain full accurate clinical notes of all treatments, ensuring that patient activity data is recorded in a timely fashion using approved formats.
• Provide preventative oral health education, instruction and guidance to patients including diet advice, diet analysis, fluoride supplements, oral hygiene, and smoking cessation advice, suited to the individual and considering communication barriers.
• Provide restorations in primary teeth including pulp therapy & stainless-steel crowns as appropriate.
• Provision of preventative treatments including sealants, prophy, deep cleaning, fluoride treatment, oral hygiene instruction.
• Extraction of deciduous teeth.
• Provision of a full range of restorative techniques for permanent teeth subject to the scope of practice of a dental therapist.
• Administration of appropriate local analgesia.
• Take dental impressions and dental radiographs.
• Oral evaluation and assessment of dental disease and the formation of an individualized treatment plan authorized by a collaborating dentist.
• Make appropriate referrals to dentists, physicians, and other practitioners in consultation with the collaborating dentist.

Qualifications / Education

Certifications / License

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

WORK ENVIRONMENT

PCHS is a very busy medical and dental clinic providing services to a primarily low-income, immigrant patient base. The building is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible. Position has a shared office in the PCHS clinic and works several hours a week at the TAMS clinic in South Minneapolis and the Family Dental Care of Minneapolis clinic. Working hours are generally within normal business hours, with occasional evening and weekend hours. Some local travel may be required. The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet.