Volunteer UoP Endo/UCSF Ortho Faculty Fellow

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Knowledge of principles and processes for providing patient services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and

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we are: La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have spent over 40 years advocating for and creating a health home for the many that have been denied access to care. As health care activists, we are dedicated to making sure individuals who do not have health coverage get the same level of quality healthcare as those who have it. From our genesis as a community health center in 1971, we understood that we cannot heal our communities without also addressing the economic and social factors that affect health. Many times, this requires that we go outside and provide services in other settings to build the bridge that links individuals to our health center for preventive and primary care. Over 90,000 individuals come to La Clínica because it is a welcoming place that addresses the whole person, coordinating and connecting them to a broad network of services to improve and maintain their health and well-being. While we are still known for our activism and spirit of social justice, we are also proud to have grown into a sophisticated provider of primary health care services with 35 sites across Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties.

Responsibilities

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Direct supervision of dental residents or students providing patient care
Provide direct patient care as required
Treat oral diseases and confer with physicians regarding medical/dental problems
Assign patients to plaque control or other educational programs
Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatment
Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, or malformations of teeth, gums, or related oral structures and provide preventive or corrective services.
Write prescriptions for antibiotics or other medications.
Formulate plan of treatment for patient's teeth and mouth tissue
Respond to consults by dental clinic providers
Ensure residents and self follow standards of care and La Clinica policies on clinical care, safety, risk management, infection control, OSHA, and other regulations as applicable.

Use masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect patients and self from infectious diseases
Advise or instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems, or oral health care services
Refer patients for general and specialty dental care or medical consultation as required.
Ortho: Design, make, or fit orthodontic appliances, such as space maintainers and removable orthodontic appliances, write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for the same.

Serve as a member of a cross-functional team of Dentists that provides exceptional patient care, and performs four-handed dentistry and oral surgery.
Keep clinical and other records regarding services provided, supplies and materials used.

Requirements

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Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measure
Good time management skills and evidence-based approaches to dental care
Patient Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing patient services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of patient satisfaction.
Healthcare Technology: Working knowledge and experience with Practice Management System software

Ability to deal courteously and effectively with patients and maintain good working relationships with other staff
Ability to operate standard types of dental equipment and machinery
Ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects
Ability to appropriately respond to adverse treatment reactions, treatment outcomes, or medical emergencies
English/Spanish proficiency preferred but not required

Requires graduation from an accredited school of dentistry; Possession of valid D.D.S. /D.M.D.
One year experience in all phases of general dentistry and auxiliary utilization and/or administrative experience in a clinic setting
License to practice in the State of California
DEA number
Cultural competence working in diverse/low-income communities