Provide preventive non-traumatic dental care to children in schools or community locations.
Primary Responsibility:
- To provide preventive and atraumatic caries arresting dental services within the scope of licensure.
- Work as a fluid team with individuals working at the top of their license.
- Carefully follow treatment list and track served children with proper entries into spreadsheet.
Patient Management:
- Review of health history and consent for treatment and silver diamine fluoride (SDF)
(CHW staff assistants will present to provider) - Chart each clinical findings for each child including soft tissue and occlusion
(CHW staff assistants will scribe) - Provide toothbrush prophy and scaling
- Provide sealant application
- Provide fluoride varnish application
- Provide SDF application to carious teeth
- Determine if a tooth is treatable with ITR or SMART (Silver Modified Atraumatic Restorative Therapy) and perform technique.
- Complete chart notes
- Review take-home letter
- Staff to call families for all children identified with urgent needs
Personnel Requirements:
Background check required.
Education/Experience
Must be licensed to practice in Minnesota and meet other applicable state requirements
Interpersonal
Good interpersonal skills to maintain effective teamwork and atraumatic care to children. Good leadership skills. Maintain pleasant environment for children’s comfort.
Effective verbal and written skills.
