Permanent Dentistry Jobs in Rapid City, South Dakota
DDS
- Dentist
Ellsworth
Air Force Base
Nestled in the
majestic Black Hills, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., is located 10 miles east
of Rapid City and just outside of Box Elder. The base - home to the 28th Bomb
Wing - is one of only two B-1B bases in the world. Ellsworth is surrounded by
numerous scenic sights. From the picturesque Badlands to the east, to the Black
Hills in the west, to the grazing buffalo and pristine lakes of Custer State
Park, this is a region of great natural beauty. Legendary sites including Mount
Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, Fort Meade, historic Deadwood and Devil's Tower
are a short distance beyond the base's main gate.
REQUIREMENTS (duties
may include, but not limited to)
- Dental
practice, management of patients, and dental prescriptions will be accomplished
in accordance with applicable AFMS clinical practice guidelines and JCAHO/HSI
standards and instructions set forth in facility where privileges are awarded.
- Examines,
diagnoses, and treats disease, abnormalities, injuries and dysfunctional
disorders of the oral cavity and its associated structures.
- Examines
patients and interprets radiographs and diagnostic tests to determine type and
extent of dental diseases and disabilities or dysfunctions.
- Evaluates
findings and prescribes type, extent, and order of treatment. Refers nondental
problems to appropriate medical specialty. Restores health and function of
carious, fractured, otherwise defective teeth.
- Performs
routine preventive, periodontal, oral surgery, endodontic, and prosthodontic
treatment.
- Provides
consultation services.
- Performs
comprehensive dental functions. Performs complex dental treatment procedures in
the absence of specialist.
- May
serve as preceptor for general dentistry residency programs.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must
hold a doctor of dental surgery or a doctor of dental medicine degree from an
American Dental Association accredited college or university.
- Must
have and maintain an active, valid unrestricted, current dental license (with
no limitations, stipulations or pending adverse actions) in a US jurisdiction.
License must correspond to DEA registration number.
- Must
possess a valid Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number in order to write
prescriptions for controlled substances.
- Must
have one (1) year of experience performing clinical dentistry out of the last
18 months.
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