Dentist-Christown

Mountain Park Health Center is looking for Dentists to join our well-established and accredited team of dental care providers. As a large Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Arizona, we are dedicated to sustaining and improving health by providing excellent, patient-centered primary care.

As a Dentist, you will provide comprehensive general dental care to a wide variety of patients in a quality oriented, efficient, and cost-effective manner. Dentists will work in a clinical setting and provide care to a diverse patient population according to the following five life cycles: (a) prenatal, (b) pediatric, (c) adolescent, (d) adult, and (e) geriatric. Dentists will perform dental examinations, diagnose dental conditions, and develop treatment plans.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Examines patient's mouth and supporting structures to determine the nature and extent of dental hygiene conditions.
• Develops and carries out adequate plans of treatment including antibiotic treatment, the restoration of carious teeth, and the extraction of teeth. Performs a full array of general dentistry services for patients, including extractions, fillings, and root canals.
• Makes recommendations to ensure that all programs have adequate dental input prior to their utilization.
• Performs administrative work related to the functions of providing dental services. Charts records of all services provided and patient response to treatment.
• Evaluates and treats patients in a timely and courteous manner. Provides patient education about good dental health practices, and post-operative care.
• Contributes to the training and proficiencies of clinical personnel, including dental students and ancillary care providers.
• Participates in quality improvement program that will assure that patients receive quality care in the office and from other providers of dental care service, using peer review, dental records audits, grievances, and other mechanisms as appropriate.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Dental School
• AZ Dental License
• Board Certification
• Current DEA
• Current CPR Card