Dentist - Pediatric

Community Belcourt, ND

In general, North Dakota's open landscape is lush with diversity, opportunity and possibility. With world-class fishing, biking, hiking, golfing, camping, water recreation, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, skiing, hunting and Belcourt is no exception to these. Belcourt is within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation with a population of approximately 2,000. It was originally known as Siipiising, which is Anishinaabe (Chippewa) for "Creek that sings with life-giving water." The name refers to what European Americans called Ox Creek, which flows right through the center of town. Belcourt, North Dakota allows you to follow your curiosity, not the crowd, to wide-open spaces, and love where you live.

The Facility The Belcourt Client (The Quentin N Burdick Memorial HCF)

The Quentin N Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility located in Belcourt, North Dakota, and is a 27-bed hospital serving a population of approximately 14,550 Native Americans. The QNBMHCF Outpatient provides 24 Hour Emergency Services, Laboratory, Radiology, (CAT Scan & Mobile MRI) and 24-hour Pharmacy Services. Ambulatory Services consist of Optometry, Dental, Clinical, Emergency, Podiatry, and Same-Day Clinic. This facility also offers Behavioral Health.

Responsibilities

• Meeting with patients to discuss and treat dental concerns, performing regular cleanings and other preventative procedures, and establish a plan for better dental hygiene.
• Performing dental procedures, such as extractions, root canals, and filling cavities.
• Be sensitive to pediatric patients and handle them carefully with an awareness of their age, and comfort patients and their fears.
• Correcting bite issues and overcrowding.
• Applying helpful agents to teeth, such as sealants or whiteners.
• Prescribing medications for dental problems, such as pain medications or antibiotics.
• Giving clients sedatives or anesthesia prior to administering treatments.
• Ordering diagnostic measures, such as x-rays, models, etc.
• Using tools, such as drills, probes, brushes, or mirrors, to examine and treat teeth and mouth.
• Keeping records relating to the oral health of patients and the treatments given to them.
• Managing and communicating with other staff members to provide care to pediatric patients.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Must have Doctor of Medical in Dentistry (DMD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree.
• Must be a graduate from an accredited dental school approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA).
• Specialty Dentist must be a graduate of a dental specialty training program that is accredited by the CODA or the ADA or an accepted equivalent program.
• Certification: Board eligible or board certified as required.
• Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service Specific Credentialing instruction.
• Shall have a minimum of one (1) full year experience being employed on a full-time basis in the practice of dentistry or be a recent 1-year graduate of an accredited, post-graduate dentistry training program. Dental specialists shall have a certificate of training in their specialty area from an ADA accredited residency program.
• Must have experience working with pediatric patients.
• Must have a current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a dentist.