Dentist (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, & Rowan Counties)

Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cabarrus Rowan Community Health Centers is seeking a General Dentist to provide high-quality dental care at assigned clinics within a patient-centered medical home framework. The Dentist will diagnose, treat, and educate patients, using dental imaging and records to deliver comprehensive care.

The role requires NC licensure as DDS or DMD and graduation from a US-accredited dental school. Strong communication, teamwork, and EHR proficiency are essential; bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

Qualifications

• Must graduate from a US-accredited dental school.
• Current, unrestricted North Carolina DDS or DMD license.
• Ability to work in a Patient-Centered Medical Home model.

Responsibilities

• Provides dental care for patients by diagnosing and treating diseases of teeth and gums.
• Educates patients on oral health care.
• Examines patients using x-rays and dental tools; documents findings.
• Discusses treatment options and agrees on plans with patients.
• Locates and restores cavities on teeth.
• Extracts teeth or performs root canal work as needed.
• Makes impressions for dentures.
• Treats diseases of teeth and gums with medicines or surgery.
• Markets services to potential patients.
• Manages budgets and maintains stocks of equipment.
• Maintains patient dental records.
• Refers patients for specialty consultation or treatment per protocols.
• Educates individuals on oral health and prevention.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Communication

EHR proficiency

Independent work

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Education

DDS or DMD from US-accredited dental school

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

General Dentist

Location: Assigned Clinic

Summary of Position

The Dentist provides dental health care to eligible individuals. The Dentist supports the CRCHC mission to assure access of the underserved to healthcare, to engage patients in a meaningful healthcare experience through the patient-centered health home model, to provide high-quality healthcare and to participate in controlling the cost of such care. The Dentist will achieve meaningful use of electronic health records each year as the standards are updated and expanded by the federal government to the extent that dental electronic health records are available.

Minimum Qualifications

Ability to read, write and comprehend instructions in the English language. Communicates effectively verbally and in writing. Ability to interact in a caring and professional manner with patients, staff, and other internal and external customers. Responsible for administering a program of primary and preventative dental care in a community health center setting. Must be able to work in a Patient Centered Medical Home model. Must be able to commute independently between CRCHC sites.

• Experience: Previous experience desirable but not essential
• Additional skills required: Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of dental health care. Excellent leadership and coaching skills. Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team. Able to effectively utilize an electronic health record to document all patient encounters.
• Additional skills preferred: English, Spanish a plus.
• Education: Graduate of a United States accredited School of Dentistry
• Certification(s)/Licensure: Current and unrestricted state of North Carolina license as Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Frequent walking, standing and moving about.
• Frequently bends, kneels and crouches.
• Repetitive movement of hands and fingers - typing and/or writing.
• Talk and hear.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provides dental care for the patients by diagnosing and treating diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums
2. Responsible for educating patients on oral health care.
3. Makes visual examination of the patients teeth and surrounding oral structures, utilizing x-rays, mouth mirror, explorer, instrument and other diagnostic procedures, enters findings on a dental chart in patients' medical record; decides upon and carries completion most feasible plan of treatment.
4. Assist with treatment options and agreeing treatment plans for patients.
5. Locates and repairs cavities on teeth.
6. Extracts impacted, infected, or otherwise diseased or troublesome teeth or perform root canal work.
7. Makes impressions and models of jaw and mouth in preparation for dentures.
8. Treats disease of teeth, gums, and mouth with appropriate drugs or by surgery.
9. Markets services to potential patients.
10. Manages budgets and maintains stocks of equipment.
11. Maintains patient's dental records.
12. Examines individuals requesting care, diagnose their dental/oral conditions, prescribe and carry out or direct others to carry appropriate dental/oral treatment.
13. Refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.
14. Educates individuals in the nature of oral health related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.
15. Performs other duties as assigned