ENDODONTIST - Military Veterans
at Whittier Street Health Center
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Endodontist reports directly to the Director of Dental Services. The Endodontist is responsible for examining and diagnosing patients suspected to have abnormal pulpal or peri-radicular conditions and treating the affected areas appropriately.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
Requires sitting, bending, stooping, and stretching. Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to perform procedures. Requires normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate forms and reports as needed.
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENTS:
As an organization we are committed to providing care as Patient Centered Medical Home. All
employees are required to be aware of the organization's practice of the NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home and the National Health Disparities' Improvement Models.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Accurately diagnose and treat dental and oral diseases/conditions.
- Make appropriate treatment planning and case management
- Educate patients on the severity and significance of their
- Work intimately with the referring dentist to accomplish treatment
- Maintain proper dental and medical
- Observe/enforce universal precautions and infection
- Competence in handling dental emergencies including acute endodontic
- Management and supervisory
- Performs other duties as requested
Required Experience/Abilities/Competencies:
- Proficient ability to perform the following aspects of Endodontology:
-Accurate diagnosis
-Conventional root canal therapy for anterior teeth, bicuspids, and molars
-Surgical procedures including apicoectomy and retrograde fillings
-Post-treatment management and complications
- Experience in all phases of general dentistry, especially those impacting endodontic treatment
- Experience in utilizing the appropriate instrumentation and
- Ability to know when a case needs specialized
- Ability to handle medically compromised
- Ability to handle handicapped
- Ability to handle patients of all age
Boston, MA
Whittier Street Health Center is a critically needed, uniquely successful healthcare provider for residents of Boston neighborhoods - Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and the South End - experiencing the highest rates of poverty, pollution, and poor health in our city. Committed to wellness and prevention and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare, Whittier's innovative and cultural appropriate service and outreach models make us a trusted partner in holistic health for a community that often distrusts the health care system. Whittier has received numerous awards and recognition, among them our being named in the Top 100 Business in Massachusetts, Joint Commission accreditation, and recognized by the National Council on Quality Assurance as a Patient Centered Medical Home. Vision Statement: “Become an exceptional community health provider that addresses health care inequities, closes gaps in life expectancy, and pursues social justice.” Mission Statement: “To serve as a center of excellence that provides high quality, and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of our diverse patient populations.” The multidisciplinary team takes responsibility for the full cycle of a patient's care - inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, support systems such as fitness and nutrition, social work and behavioral skills. We integrate education, engagement and follow-up care. We provide a wide range of primary care, specialty medical services, wellness and prevention, social services and public health services. Core Values: · Respect for Patients, Team, and Self · Cultural Agility · Passion for Life · Education of Staff and Residents · Patient-Centric Care · Advocacy · Preserve Patient Dignity · Trust and Trustworthiness · Joy At Work · Best Place to Work and Serve