Exodontist or Oral Surgeon (Part-time)

ROLE OVERVIEW and PURPOSE

The Oral Surgeon or Exodontist works to support the mission and vision of Neighborhood Healthcare (NHC) by providing outpatient oral surgery services to patients (treating conditions, defects, and injuries of the mouth, gums, teeth, jaw). This role will perform more complex tooth extraction procedures which may even include removing impacted teeth. This role may also perform biopsy and tumor or cyst removal of the jaw and mouth. These procedures are based on in-house dental diagnostic assessments/consults and corresponding/appropriate treatment plans. In addition, this role will include appropriate follow-up care, impart health education information (including risks, benefits, alternatives), share relevant techniques with patients, as well as advising patients on post-surgery dental care, and prescribing suitable pain-relief medication.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct Patient Care

• Conducts, develops, and/or confirms suitable individualized in-house oral surgery diagnosis and care plan based on dental conditions
• Reviewing patients' medical history and discussing their symptoms and concerns
• Utilizing dental instruments and appropriate imaging to determine the cause of patients' pain and discomfort
• Provides appropriate oral surgery services, in compliance with standard of care
• Perform more complex tooth extraction procedures which may even include removing impacted teeth
• Perform biopsy and tumor or cyst removal of the jaw and mouth
• Ridge preservation techniques (to be determined)
• Administer anesthesia services as appropriate
• Appropriate follow-up care
• Performs dental procedures and services that are within the approved skills profile and/or scope of practice
• Observes, assesses, and records patients’ symptoms, reactions, and treatment progress
• Prescribes medications and provides patients with pertinent medication instructions, as needed
• Reasonably accepting of additional patients into the schedule, as feasible
• Accommodates patients with urgent dental needs, including walk-ins, as feasible
• Creating and maintaining a professional appearance

Team Support

• Lead your team, dental assistants, hygienists, and other staff members to ensure smooth patient care and treatment coordination
• Works with dental team to facilitate prescription refills and paperwork completion
• Provides dental backup to NHC dental sites and clinicians, as needed and available

• Provides supervision, consultations, instructions to Dental Assistants and other health care delivery team members in NHC dental sites, as needed
• Serves as preceptor to dental and paraprofessional students placed with NHC
• Participates in Morning Huddles

Clinical Administration

• Minimizes rescheduling of patients; provides instructions if necessary
• Completes and submits daily billing to reflect accurate coding and charges of all services rendered

• Works with management on improving efficiency, patient flow, program development, and revenues
• Maintains necessary credentialing, licensure, and continuing education requirements
• Assists management with employee evaluations for the Dental PSRs or Dental Assistants or others, as needed
• Participates in audits, peer reviews, patient satisfactions, protocol developments, meetings, and in-servicing trainings as available and appropriate
• Contributes to the success of NHC by participating in quali