Job Family: 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners
Occupational Group: 29-1020 Diagnosing & Treatment
Practition, Hlth
OCCUPATION PROFILE
JOB FAMILY: HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: DIAGNOSING & TREATMENT PRACTITION, HLTH
OCCUPATION: DENTISTS, GENERAL
29-1021
BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 6 – Pay Band 018
DESCRIPTION
This is work providing professional dental services consisting of the examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, and care of conditions within the human oral cavity and its adjacent tissues and structures. Work may also consist of the promotion and establishment of population-based dental preventive and educational programs and related dental public health activities.
Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.
Performs diagnostic, preventive, restorative, endodontic, periodontic, prosthodontic, surgical, and orthodontic procedures within the scope of the dental practice act.
Develops treatment plans.
Maintains treatment records in accordance with the Dental Practice Act.
Supervises and trains dental personnel.
Evaluates program performance and develops quality improvement plans.
Monitors the quality of care to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.
Coordinates and directs county and institution programs.
Provides consultative and technical assistance to public and private entities regarding oral health issues
Promotes and develops community and school-based preventive and educational programs.
Promotes the development of a county integrated, coordinated oral health system between the public and private sectors.
Conducts needs assessments and monitors county oral health indicators.
Prepares grant proposals and manages contracts.
EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
Handling and Moving Objects / Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.Assisting and Caring for Others / Providing assistance or personal care to others.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems / Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
/ Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events / Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
Judging Qualities of Things, Services, People / Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge / Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc. / Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
Communicating With Persons Outside of The Organization / Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
Analyzing Data or Information / Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Reading Comprehension / Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documentsProblem Identification / Identifying the nature of problems
Critical Thinking / Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
Science / Using scientific methods to solve problems
Judgment and Decision Making
/Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
Active Learning / Working with new material or information to grasp its implicationsActive Listening / Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
Information Gathering / Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
Equipment Selection
/Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
Solution Appraisal / Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect effortsCoordination / Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Management of Personnel Resources / Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
Medicine and Dentistry / Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat dental injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
Biology / Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, organisms, and entities, including their functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment
English Language
/Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
Chemistry / Knowledge of the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methodsComputer
/ Knowledge of computer software including applicationsLICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
This occupation requires licensure as a Dentist in accordance with Chapter 466, Florida Statutes.
EFFECTIVE: 03/17/2003
History: 07/01/2002
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