Oral Surgeon
Specializes in surgeries of the mouth, gums, teeth, neck and jaws. Consult with patients about treatment options, perform surgeries and keep abreast of the latest advances in surgical and dental technology.
Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):
- Coordinate the preparation of reports and written documentation as required by the department, company and State and Federal agencies.
- Maintain proper, detailed and accurate dental records.
- Travels between clinics to work, as needed.
- Willingness to be on-call, as scheduled, by the Dental Director/Administrative Director (AD).
- Willingness to assist Clinic Manager/AD in supervising the dental staff and assuring that clinic is
compliant with State and Federal guidelines.
- Meet productivity goals, as set by the Arkansas Children''s Hospital organization and assist the
AD, and work with dental staff to accomplish that goal.
- Maintain a professional demeanor with patients, staff and administration.
- Perform other tasks, as directed by the Dental Director/AD, as needed to meet clinic or
organization goals.
- Supervise Dental Assistants with whom he/she works.
- Understand the organization''s commitment to provide high quality patient care. Promote a
patient-centered environment.
- Examine and diagnose and treat dental conditions to provide optimum care to patients.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Consult with the patient/parent/guardian and advise them of dental status and required
treatment.
- Educate patients regarding oral conditions, provide treatment options and explain to the
patient/parent/guardian the risks, benefits and alternatives of each option.
- Consulting with patients and analyzing patient data to determine patient needs and treatment
goals.
- Collaborating with other specialists, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan
treatments.
- Recording patient care by maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including
comments, tests, and/or treatments prescribed, and test results.
- Administering general and local anesthetics, when necessary.
- Performing surgical procedures to extract impacted or damaged teeth, place dental implants,
and remove tumors and other abnormal growths of the oral and/or facial regions.
- Prescribing medication to improve recovery and control pain after procedures.
- Treating infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaw, face, and neck.
- Providing emergency treatment of orofacial injuries including facial lacerations, intraoral
lacerations, and fractured facial bones.
- Performing minor cosmetic procedures, such as chin and cheekbone enhancements.
- Providing support and advice to patients receiving long-term care.
- Conducting research on defects, diseases, and disorders affecting the oral and/or facial regions.
- Prepares charts and determines the most feasible plan for treatment. Maintains charts and
treatment plans and completes required reports.
- Administer anesthetics to limit the amount of pain experienced by patient during procedure.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs,
receiving current literature and attending in-service meetings and workshops.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Individual must possess the knowledge and the following skills and abilities or be able to perform the
essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other
combination of skills and abilities:
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to
understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at
inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others'' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Requirements
- Education: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD) and
successful completion of an oral surgery residency approved by the Commission on Dental
accreditation.
Interested candidates should apply electronically at www.lyon.edu/employment. Review of the applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. To learn more about Lyon College go to www.lyon.edu.
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