Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)/Dentistry
Locum Tenens Dentist
Location: Oregon
Position Type: Locum Tenens
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Credentialing Timeline: Approximately four weeks
Compensation: Competitive hourly pay + covered travel, lodging and malpractice insurance
Setting: Tribal Health / Community Dental Clinic
Position Overview
The Dental Clinic is seeking a compassionate and skilled Locum Tenens Dentist for a 13-week contract. The Dentist will provide comprehensive preventive, restorative, and emergency dental care to tribal members and other eligible patients in a culturally respectful, community-focused environment.
Schedule
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 1:30–4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 1:30–4:30 p.m.
- Two emergency appointments are scheduled daily based on availability.
- Walk-in services are currently suspended.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct new-patient, annual, and problem-focused dental examinations.
- Diagnose oral diseases, infections, injuries, and other dental conditions.
- Develop and carry out individualized treatment plans.
- Provide fillings, extractions, root canals, crowns, bridges, dentures, and partial dentures.
- Order, review, and interpret dental radiographs.
- Administer local anesthesia and prescribe medications when appropriate.
- Evaluate and treat urgent dental conditions, including acute infections and uncontrolled pain.
- Refer patients to outside specialists when necessary.
- Educate patients about oral hygiene, preventive care, and recommended follow-up treatment.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
- Work collaboratively with dental hygienists, assistants, administrative staff, and outside providers.
- Follow all patient-safety, infection-control, privacy, and clinic requirements.
- Provide respectful and culturally responsive care to tribal and underserved patients.
Qualifications
- DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school.
- Active and unrestricted Oregon dental license or eligibility to obtain one.
- Current DEA registration, if required for prescribing duties.
- Current BLS or CPR certification.
- Ability to practice comprehensive general dentistry independently.
- Strong patient communication, clinical documentation, and teamwork skills.
- Ability to complete the clinic’s approximately four-week credentialing process before the assignment begins.
Preferred Qualifications
- Tribal health, Indian Health Service, community health, or rural healthcare experience.
- Experience serving Native American or medically underserved populations.
- Experience prosthodontic dental care
About
Arc Health
Primary care staffing for rural, tribal, and underserved communities. We bring quality providers into the areas that need them most.