Salud Para La Gente (SALUD) provides high quality, comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare to underserved low-income communities in the Monterey Bay area, including Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County. We began in Watsonville 1978 as a storefront “free clinic,” and with the ever growing need for health services, in 1992 became a federally qualified community health center (FQHC). Today we are a primary health care network with 6 clinic sites and over 450 employees and continue to provide high quality services to patients of all ages. SALARY & BENEFITS Salary Range: $72.17/hour to $90.49/hour. Competitive Benefit Package includes: Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance (zero cost for employee only coverage), Voluntary Long Term Disability, 401(k), 19 days of PTO/year, Holiday Pay and Student Loan Repayment, and Continuing Education allowance. We are seeking a dynamic, organized and detail-oriented Staff Dentist to provide basic dental services for clinic patients, including but not limited to: diagnosis, treatment planning, routine restorative care, periodontal treatment, oral surgery, endodontic treatment, prosthetics and pediatric dentistry. Emphasizes the importance of education and prevention to patients and staff. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Create reports as required by Salud Para La Gente, county, state and federal contracts. • Manage the daily activities of all dental staff. • Examine, provide diagnosis, and plan treatment for patients. • Perform prophylaxis, scaling, subgingival curettage, root planning, and oral hygiene instruction. • Perform endodontic therapy. • Perform restorative dentistry. • Perform oral surgery with special consideration given to patient's general health. • Provide immediate treatment of dental emergencies. • Provide local anesthesia. • Prescribe medications as necessary. • Submit evaluations of staff in a timely fashion. • Performs other duties as assigned. The ideal candidate will embrace our mission to provide high quality health care to patients of all ages. This position requires the ability to supervise dental assistants, as well as have a working knowledge of the daily operations of a dental clinic; relate to indigent client population including those individuals who do not speak English. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Possess a degree from an accredited dental school. • Have a current, valid license to practice dentistry; issued by the California State Board of Dental Examiners. • Be up to date on current dental practices and materials. • Possess certification in Basic-Cardio Life Support within six months of employment. • Must be available to work Saturday shifts as requested • Fluent bilingual Spanish/English • Current CPR certification • Valid CA Driver’s License and current vehicle insurance; must be able to travel between sites. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS • Bicultural candidates preferred APPLICATION PROCESS Please submit a current resume and cover letter to https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Apply/1373354/Salud-Para-la-Gente/Staff-Dentist Salud is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Salud is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Salud Human Resources Department, [831-728-8250, and HRDept@splg.org].

Salud Para La Gente (SALUD) provides high quality, comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare to underserved low-income communities in the Monterey Bay area, including Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County. We began in Watsonville 1978 as a storefront “free clinic,” and with the ever growing need for health services, in 1992 we became a federally qualified health center (FQHC). Today we are a primary health care network with 11 clinic sites, over 400 employees and continue to provide high quality services to patients of all ages. SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary Range: $22.40 to $27.23 per hour. Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurances, Voluntary Life Insurance, Voluntary Long Term Disability, FSA for dependent care, 401(k) with employer contribution, 12 Holidays and 19 days of PTO/year. SALUD offers a competitive salary and a collaborative culture that values excellence, achievement, innovation and compassion. We are seeking a dynamic, organized and detail-oriented Registered Dental Assistant to assist the Dentist in the provision of dental services to the patients, both front and back office. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Chair side assistant to dentist and dental hygienist for chair side procedures, monitoring and reinforcing patient comfort under supervision of dentist and/or dental director 2. Takes blood pressure reading, prepares and develop patient x-rays, labeling of x-rays. 3. Sterilization of all instruments and chair side supplies; maintenance of sterilization and cleaning equipment. 4. Maintain the evacuation system, laboratory equipment, air compressor, and supplies. 5. Inventory control assistant, receiving and monitoring shipment supplies, restocking of dental materials and ordering. 6. Chart documentation as instructed by provider, assists in management of patient scheduling, patient charts, and recall system. 7. Pouring and care of laboratory impressions. 8. Completion of Lab RX as instructed by provider 9. Maintenance of dental hand pieces, equipment and units. 10. Daily set up and shut down of dental delivery system. 11. Take impressions for diagnostic and opposing models. 12. Apply non-aerosol and non-caustic topical agents. 13. Remove post extraction and periodontal dressings. 14. Placement and removal of elastic orthodontic separators 15. Hold anterior matrices, remove sutures. 16. Apply topical fluorine after scaling and polish. 17. Place and remove rubber dams, place wedge and remove matrices. 18. Assists in front office as needed. 19. Performs other duties as assigned. The ideal candidate will embrace our mission to provide high quality health care to patients of all ages. This position requires the ability to follow instructions of the Dental Director and/or dentist, assess patients' complaints to determine whether to schedule, to refer to specialist, or to treat as walk-in, communicate effectively and respectfully with all patients, work as chair side Registered Dental Assistant as well as front office for dental clinic, work Saturdays and/or extended shift when required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Current Registered Dental Assistant State License (RDA) • X Ray License • Coronal Polish Certification • Knowledge and experience working with dental patients and dental equipment. • Knowledge of both front and back office dental procedures. • Fluent bilingual Spanish/English • Current CPR certification • Valid Drivers’ License and current vehicle insurance; must be able to travel between sites. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: • Bicultural candidates preferred APPLICATION PROCESS: Please apply online including current resume and cover letter: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Apply/1579712/Salud-Para-la-Gente/Registered-Dental-Assistant Salud is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Salud is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Salud Human Resources Department, [831-728-8250, and HRDept@splg.org].