On Call

• Perform professional dental and oral surgical services in a County dental clinic
• Examine, diagnose, and treat oral abnormalities, injuries, diseases, and disorders
• Interpret radiographs and diagnostic tests
• Review medical histories, oral habits, diet, and nutrition
• Perform preventive, periodontal, oral surgery, endodontic, and prosthodontic treatment
• Restore carious, fractured, and lesioned teeth; extract non-restorable teeth
• Provide oral disease-control counseling
• Treat oral infections and diseases; prescribe medication and administer anesthesia
• Fit prosthetic appliances and perform cancer screening
• Triage and treat emergency dental patients and post-operative complications
• Refer complex dental cases and non-dental problems as appropriate
• Evaluate medical conditions for referral to primary care
• Perform complex dental treatment and manage anxious patients
• Complete chart documentation and meet chart-audit standards
• Prescribe Schedule II, III, and IV medications within established parameters
• Instruct staff in accurate dental records maintenance
• Participate in staff conferences and assist with clinic policies and procedures
• Assist in supervising dental clinic staff
• Determine insurance coverage and discuss uninsured treatment options
• Provide indirect supervision and technical guidance to dental assistants, dental students, and other staff
• Oversee asepsis, infection control, toxic-material controls, and workplace safety
• Complete charting promptly and follow all safety protocols

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