Job Description

Work Locations
Dentists may be assigned to travel between any of the clinics currently located at Tom Waddell, Potrero Hill, Southeast, Chinatown, Silver Avenue Family Health Centers, Youth Guidance Center, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, or new sites to be announced.

Essential Duties Across Locations
Under the general direction of the Dental Director, the 2210 Dentist provides professional dental services to patients and instructs patients in correct oral hygiene and dental care. The essential job functions include the following:

• Participates, as part of a multidisciplinary team, in the care of patients in San Francisco Health Network health services
• Performs oral examinations, using X-ray and other special equipment as required
• Makes diagnoses and performs restorations, extractions, prophylactic and other dental work as necessary
• Performs dental operations and treats mouth diseases following the appropriate standard of care
• Refers cases requiring difficult oral surgery and medical attention to the proper department
• Confers with physicians regarding medical-dental problems
• Instructs patients on oral hygiene and dental care
• Supervises on site dental team members pursuant to the California Dental Practice Act
• Instructs nurses, interns, and dental assistants in dental procedures
• Documents clinical services performed and supplies and materials used, per standard of care and following clinical policy and prepares any related reports
• Utilizes appropriate billing practices

Qualifications

⚠️Required Before Applying⚠️

• Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry issued by the Dental Board of California
  AND

• Completion of the curriculum of an approved school of dentistry and possession of the D.D.S. degree
  AND

• *One year of full-time experience in the general practice of dentistry
  Equivalent to 2,000 hours, based on a 40-hour workweek

*Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Desirable Qualifications

• Desire to work with patients who have multiple chronic problems, which may include medical, mental health, substance abuse, and psychosocial problems.
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of general dentistry and dental surgery and of hospital and clinic routine.
• Ability to apply modern methods, and practices of general dentistry and dental surgery.
• Ability to deal courteously and tactfully with dental patients.
• Ability to operate all types of dental equipment and machinery.
• Sensitivity to and experience working with ethnically, and culturally diverse individuals, communities, agencies and organizations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, medical providers, community organizations and the public.
• Good communication and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel Databases, PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher.
• Bilingual desired, especially Spanish, Cantonese/Mandarin.

Important Note: Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

Additional Information

Required Questionnaire
Applicants must complete the Required Questionnaire linked in this job ad as part of the online application process. The information provided on the Required Questionnaire must be consistent with the information on the application and is subject to verification.

Selection Procedures
The department may implement screening mechanisms in order to determine applicants’ qualifications for this position. Only applicants most closely meeting the needs of the department will be invited to continue in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through all steps in the selection process.

How to Apply
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted online at careers.sf.gov. Our e-mail communications may come from more than one department so please make sure your email is set to accept messages from all of us at this link.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment. Please consider using a personal email address that you check regularly rather than a work or school account. Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco

• Information about the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Workers
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Eliot.Watt@sfdph.org 628-271-6704.

We may use text messaging to communicate with you at the phone number provided in your application. The first message will ask you to opt-in to text messaging.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.