Prosthodontist (part time) - School of Dental Medicine

Prosthodontist (Part Time) - School Of Dental Medicine

The Prosthodontist is responsible for providing students with training in diagnosis, treatment planning, sequencing and the actual treatment of assigned patients in the specialty of periodontal disease. Part time position - up to 20 hours/week.

Characteristic job tasks and responsibilities:

• Advise students in the related subject field
• Skills in diagnosis and treatment planning
• Provide basic clinical training in the related discipline and treatment planning
• Interview patients to learn about their medical histories, complaints, and symptoms
• Examine patients with X-rays and other equipment to make diagnoses
• Create charts of patients' mouths
• Take measurements for prostheses like dentures, crowns, and bridges
• Make wax models of prostheses, and supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers in doing so
• Send models to lab companies that manufacture prostheses
• Place prostheses in patients' mouths, making adjustments to make them fit properly
• Repair, rebase, and reline dentures
• Administer anesthesia, and prescribe medications like antibiotics
• Conduct surgery to repair structures of the mouth to enable those who have suffered injuries or diseases to regain functions
• Employ bonding methods to alter the shape of teeth and close gaps between them, to improve function or appearance
• Treat ailments that cause pain in the face and jaw
• Use veneers to hide tooth defects, and bleach teeth to make them whiter
• Advise patients about brushing, flossing, and other elements of oral health care
• Consult with other practitioners to determine treatment methods
• Maintain equipment and order supplies
• Provides consultation services on an as needed basis
• Teach general dentistry faculty basic prosthodontic services
• Excellent communication and patient interpersonal skills
• Take direction and receive assignments from management personnel
• Available for work during assigned hours for student instruction and practice development
• Accept other duties assigned/needed
• Achieve quality assurance operational objectives
• Develop quality assurance programs in accordance with institutional protocols
• Maintain and improve product quality
• Update job knowledge
• Enhance department and organization reputation
• Serve as course director of pre-clinical denture courses as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum requirements:

Knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics:

• Computer experience in the dental or other related field
• Knowledge of patient relations and scheduling
• Knowledge of ADA coding
• Compliance with state and federal regulations and safety protocols
• Knowledge of patient's privacy (HIPAA) and student privacy (FERPA)
• Follow proper OSHA and safety guidelines; protect equipment
• Strong communications skills and computer literacy
• Excellent organizational skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Trained and certified on the institutional data system
• Maintaining an established work schedule
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills
• Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects, and demands
• Maintaining confidentiality of work related information
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• Ability to work cooperatively and collegially with others
• Ability to report to work as scheduled
• Ability to accept work directives from managers and supervisors
• Supervising dental students in the LECOM Dental Group Practice
• Flexibility to accept other duties needed/assigned

Minimum qualifications: Education and experience equivalent to a prosthodontist with a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree from an ADA accredited college or university and certificate that demonstrates successful completion of a prosthodontics residency program. Successful candidate must have a minimum of two to four (2-4) years' of experience practicing prosthodontics, with teaching experience a plus. The successful candidate must hold a current dental license from Pennsylvania.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine