Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (full time) - School of Dental Medicine

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon (Full Time)

The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon is responsible for providing students with training in diagnosis, treatment planning, sequencing and the actual treatment of assigned patients in the specialty of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Characteristic job tasks and responsibilities:

• Advise the students during consultations in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Have great skills in diagnosis and treatment planning in Oral Surgery.
• Provide third year dental students with basic practice training in the following disciplines of Oral Surgery: oral diagnosis and treatment planning, oral and maxillofacial surgery, simple extraction of teeth, surgical extraction of erupted teeth which involves the surgical sectioning of the teeth, soft tissue impactions, the removal of root tips, alveoloplasty of ridges after the extraction of teeth, pre-prosthetic surgery that involves maxillary and mandibular tori reduction, and maxillary tuberosity reduction.
• Teach students to evaluate oral pathology of hard and soft tissue and perform soft tissue biopsies.
• Teach students to refer to a private oral surgeon for cases that are beyond the scope of teaching third year dental students.
• Respond to all emergency situations in the LECOM - Dental Group Practices and supervise the care of patient emergencies and determine if a patient should be transported to the hospital for emergency treatment.
• Supervise the administration of nitrous oxide, if it is used for sedation of patient for oral surgical procedure.
• Teach General Dentistry Faculty basic Oral Surgery Procedures.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to instruct 3rd year dental students to select, obtain, and interpret patient data for the comprehensive assessment of a diverse patient population.
• Be available to teach in the dental group practice full-time or half time.
• Attend meetings approved by SDM that require advancement of your profession.
• Be available for work during the hours assigned, for student instruction and practice development.
• Faculty member will contribute and be responsible for overall student success, including, but not limited to, advising and student outcomes.
• Faculty member will contribute directly to the Mission of LECOM embodying the essence of Osteopathic Principles and Practices by assisting with Institutional fundraising and participating in the LECOM Scholarship Auction.
• Faculty member will participate in scholarly activity so to enrich and broaden the student learning experience.
• Faculty member will commit to being a representative of LECOM by being actively involved in the community, including, but not limited to, serving on Boards, participating in community fundraisers and overall outreach; and
• Accept other duties needed/assigned for the practice needs.

Minimum requirements:

Knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics: Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Computer experience in the dental or other related field to allow for axiUm computer program entry.
• Knowledge of Patient Relations and Scheduling.
• Knowledge of ADA Coding.
• Compliance with State and Federal Regulations and Safety Protocols, at the practice level.
• Knowledge of patient's privacy (HIPAA);
• Follow proper OSHA and safety guidelines; Protect equipment (office, dental, facility);
• Strong communications skills are essential as well as computer literacy (Word, PowerPoint and excel) and accurate data entry skills;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Must be accurate and attentive to detail;
• Must be trained and certified on the Institutional Data System;
• Must have great skills in diagnosis and treatment planning in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;
• Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office Suite;
• Maintaining an established work schedule;
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy;
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills, including attention to detail and follow-through;
• Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects, and demands;
• Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships;
• The ability to work cooperatively and collegially with others, consistent with a workplace of dignity and respect and EEO rules and regulations;
• The ability to report to work as scheduled, ready to devote full attention and energy to the important work of LECOM;
• The ability to accept work directives from managers and supervisors in a respectful and cooperative manner, and;
• Be able to be flexible to accept other duties needed/assigned for the practice needs.

Minimum qualifications: Education and experience equivalent to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a DDS or DMD degree and advanced training from an ADA-accredited Oral Surgery training program. A current Florida dental license (or the ability to get a FL license or dental teaching permit) and ten (10) years or more of experience practicing Oral Surgery is required.

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine