Open Cities Health Center is a nonprofit community health center that has been serving thousands of people since 1967. We are also a federally qualified health center (FQHC), which means we receive a federal grant to see low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients.

Job Duties:

Provide oral health instruction and disease prevention education. This should include nutritional counseling and dietary analysis.
Take diagnostic radiographic images
Mechanical polishing of restorations
Application of topical, preventive, and prophylactic agents. Including, but not limited to, fluoride varnishes and pit and fissure sealants
Pulp vitality testing of teeth requiring further diagnosis
The application of desensitizing medication or resin
Fabrication of athletic mouth-guards
Placement of temporary restorations
Fabrication of soft occlusal guards
Tissue conditioning and soft reline as required by a patient.
Atraumatic restorative therapy
Dressing changes following dental therapy
Tooth re-implantation following luxation
Administration of local anesthetic and nitrous oxide
Dental Therapist Indirect Supervision:
Emergency palliative treatment of dental pain
Placement and removal of space maintainers
Preparation of cavities, caries, and recurrent caries removal in both permanent and primary teeth
Restoration of both primary and permanent teeth
Cementation and placement of provisional crowns
Preparation, placement, and cementation of preformed crowns
Pulpotomies on primary teeth
Indirect and direct pulp capping on both primary and permanent teeth
Stabilization and splinting of teeth that have been re-implanted
Extractions of primary teeth
Suture removal
Brush Biopsies
Repair of defective prosthetic devices
Re-cementation of permanent crowns
Advanced Dental Therapist:
All of the above duties listed under general supervision.
Nonsurgical extractions of periodontally diseased permanent teeth with tooth mobility of +3 to +4
Oral Evaluation and assessment of dental disease and the formulation of an individualized treatment plan, as authorized by the collaborating dentist.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge and desire to work within a dental public health model of service delivery.
Knowledge and ability to understand and follow through on dental treatment plans. Ability to collaborate with a dentist to find an appropriate treatment plan for a patient.
Good communication skills, including the ability to constructively educate patients on oral health and motivate follow-through of needed treatment.
Ability to work within the Minnesota Statutes and the Minnesota Dental Practice Act.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Dental Therapy degree from an accredited Dental Therapy Program
Licensed to practice Dental Therapy in the State of Minnesota

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Open Cities Health Center is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Advanced Dental Therapist jobs

Advanced Dental Therapist