Dentist

DENTIST - 24 to 30 hours per week with benefits

Are you passionate about helping the underserved?

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). WNCCHS delivers patient care with a highly integrated team of fifteen family medicine practitioners, three dentists, and eight behavioral health clinicians with on-site pharmacy services in a community health center setting. We are seeking a full-time General Dentist to join our practice.

• Provide comprehensive dental treatment to adults and children including restorative, oral surgery, and removable prosthodontics, as well as limited endodontics and fixed prosthodontics.
• Evaluate risk factors to promote disease prevention and oral health
• Provide clinical supervision to Registered Dental Hygienists
• Provide after-hours telephone coverage on a rotating basis.
• Participate in quality improvement activities, including development of clinical forms and protocols and attendance at quality assurance/quality improvement meetings.
• Work on Mobile Dental Unit as assigned
• Occasionally, other appropriate duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor.

• Current and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in North Carolina, or ability to obtain NC license
• Doctoral degree in dental surgery (DDS) or dental medicine (DMD)
• One year of experience or AEGD/GPR training is preferred
• Familiarity with role of FQHC in the community is preferred

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records and spreadsheets.
• Interpersonal skills, compassion, and empathy to build positive relationships with patients and colleagues.
• Flexibility to work with a variety of people differing in ages, personalities, and backgrounds.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Russian.

• Competitive health plans for employees and dependents including medical, dental, vision, and telehealth
• Two (2) Floating Holidays
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays
• Accrued PTO 117 a year (based on 30 hours per week)
• Employee Assistance Network
• HRSA/NHSC, NC and Public Non‑Profit Student Loan Forgiveness, High Service Need Bonus eligible
• 403b Retirement Savings with Match
• Employer Paid - Ally Health Virtual Care Services and Life Insurance

• Continuing Education Allowance + Time Off
• Mini‑residency Options
• Monthly Staff Meetings and Training

Western North Carolina Community Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, services, programs or activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.