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American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, North Chicago, Illinois, us, 60086


Job Title:

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Posted:

22-Nov-24 Location:

North Chicago, Illinois Categories:

Dentistry Internal Number:

820283800 This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Dentist Basic Requirements

A degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Completed, or currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. Currently hold, or will hold, a current, full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Preferred Experience:

Completion of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) Residency Physical Requirements:

To perform in a fully successful manner, the individual must have the physical ability to perform job-related duties which may require light carrying (under 15 pounds), reaching above shoulder, use of fingers, both hands required, walking (up to 1 hour), standing (up to 1 hour), and both legs required. In addition, there may be exposure to the following environmental factors: working inside and outside, working closely with others, and protracted or irregular hours of work. A health examination must be successfully completed prior to this assignment and periodically thereafter as required by the Occupational Health Clinic policy. There may be intermittent exposure to blood and body fluids. Job Responsibilities:

Board certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon to provide comprehensive oral maxillofacial surgery examination, consultation, treatment planning, history and physical examination, and hospital admission. Core privileges including but not limited to management of cervical-facial infections, comprehensive management of oral manifestations of chronic systemic disease, repair of traumatic wounds, dentoalveolar surgery; extraction of soft and hard tissue impaction, intentional tooth replantation or transplantation, root-end resection, ridge augmentation, osseo-integrated implants and oral antral nasal fistula repair, soft tissue grafts, guided tissue regeneration, moderate and deep sedation, excision of benign and malignant tumors and cysts of the hard and soft, harvest of hard and soft tissue grafts. Work Schedule:

7:00am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday and 24h call rotation.

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