Dentist - City And County Of San Francisco 2210

Job Description
Locations
Dentists may be assigned to travel between any of the clinics currently located at Tom Waddell, Potrero Hill, Southeast, Chinatown, Silver Avenue Family Health Centers, Youth Guidance Center, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, or new sites to be announced.
Essential Duties
Under the general direction of the Dental Director, the 2210 Dentist provides professional dental services to patients and instructs patients in correct oral hygiene and dental care. The essential job functions include the following:
Participates, as part of a multidisciplinary team, in the care of patients in San Francisco Health Network health services
Performs oral examinations, using X-ray and other special equipment as required
Makes diagnoses and performs restorations, extractions, prophylactic and other dental work as necessary
Performs dental operations and treats mouth diseases following the appropriate standard of care
Refers cases requiring difficult oral surgery and medical attention to the proper department
Confers with physicians regarding medical-dental problems
Instructs patients on oral hygiene and dental care
Supervises on site dental team members pursuant to the California Dental Practice Act
Instructs nurses, interns, and dental assistants in dental procedures
Documents clinical services performed and supplies and materials used, per standard of care and following clinical policy and prepares any related reports
Utilizes appropriate billing practices