General DentistAkahi Associates

Location: Fort Carson, CO

Duty Hours: The healthcare worker (HCW) shall normally provide services for 80 hours per two-week period. Services shall be required for a period of 8.5 to 9 hours, including an uncompensated .5 hour or 1 hour lunch break, depending on shift length, between the hours of 0645 - 1515, Monday through Friday.

Pay: $110/hr

Position Type: Independent Contractor (1099)

Responsibilities

• Examines teeth, gums, and related tissues using dental instruments, dental radiographs, and other diagnostic instruments.Provides general dentistry procedures to include simple and complex restorations using approved restorative materials.
• Examines, diagnoses, and treats periodontal structures and diseases.
• Examines, diagnoses, and treats diseases of the dental pulp and other dental tissues affecting the vitality of teeth and establishes treatment plan.
• Treats exposure of the dental pulp by pulp capping or removal of the dental pulp from the pulp chamber and root canal.
• Examines, diagnoses, and provides fixed and removable prosthetic procedures as approved by the local credentials committee.
• Examines, diagnoses, and treats specific teeth for extraction and/or surgical removal as approved by the local credentials committee.
• Prescribes medications, enters workload into workload data reporting system, and consults with and refers patients to appropriate specialists, when necessary, conducts oral health counseling, tobacco cessation counseling, and diet counseling.
• Examines, diagnoses, and treats other conditions of the oral cavity as approved by the local credentials committee.