Medical & Dental
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
N04-70019194
JOB LOCATION: SAUDI ARABIA
Position Description:
The basic function of the OMFS involves all aspects of inpatient and outpatient oral & maxillofacial surgery, including infection control, pathology review and diagnosis, pain & anxiety control, hospital dentistry, emergency care readiness and quality assurance. As an OMFS, the incumbent serves as a liaison and consultant to the Medical Services Organization and as the final authority within the Dental Services Division in regard to matters mentioned above. He/she will be directly involved in oral & maxillofacial surgery provided to Saudi Aramco employees, their dependents and any other patients eligible for healthcare within the Aramco system.
Responsibilities include:
1. GENERAL DUTIES:
A. Assure quality, ethical and cost effective delivery of oral/maxillofacial surgery within the Medical Services Organization, including but not limited to Dhahran, District Clinics, and Hospitals.
B. Assure adequacy of equipment and sterilization for the delivery of related health services in the above facilities.
C. Committee membership representing the interests of dentistry and oral/maxillofacial surgery on the hospital and dental committees previously mentioned.
D. Policies, treatment guidelines, and technical guidance on all subjects relating to oral and maxillofacial surgery.".
E. Quality assurance within oral and maxillofacial surgery and dentistry through continuing education, department and unit meetings and record and case review.
F. Assure continuous, 24 hour coverage for emergency treatment.
G. Continuously monitor future needs of manpower, equipment, facilities and training in the specialty area and related fields.
H. Screen and recommend candidates for oral/maxillofacial surgery, locums and ancillary staff.
J. The continuing education of dental and medical staff in regard to the specialty and highest quality treatment of patients.
II. SPECIFIC SURGICAL DUTIES:
Practices oral and maxillofacial surgery by the sum total of diagnostic, remedial and restorative services rendered to patients. Typical duties and responsibilities are:
I. Diagnostic:
of conditions of the hard and soft tissues of the teeth, jaws, supporting structures.
a) Radiographic, laboratory, clinical evaluation. b) Relationship, if any, to systemic conditions. c) Treatment planning - see also V (H).
II. Surgical Treatment:
on conditions of the hard and soft tissues of the teeth, jaws and supporting structures. Non-surgical management of other oral, para-oral lesions, e.g. erythema, multiforms, allergies etc.
a) Minor oral surgery: removal of erupted teeth, removal of impacted teeth.
Preprosthetic surgery (alveoplasty, ridge extension)
Outpatient and Inpatient: Excision odontogenic cysts, tumors of this area, apicoectomy, root retrieval, biopsy, cytology, I & D of abscesses and supportive therapy.
b) Major Oral Surgery: Congenital defects: cleft lip, palate as according to training, brachial cleft cyst, thryroglossal cysts, if trained, jaw relationships, correctable surgically when orthodontics not feasible ("orthodontic surgery"), TMJ disorders Neoplasms of size, benign, malignant, according to training.
Infectious - I & D large dental space abscesses, Rx and treatment actinomycosis etc of jaws, Caldwell Luc Sinus Procedure if dental etiology, Rx and management of oral infections such as TB, syphilis.
Trauma - treatment, surgical and non surgical of open and closed reduction fractures of facial bones.