Attending Faculty, Public Health Dentist, Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor

Attending Dentist, Faculty Clinician (Public Health)

High Point University Health, LLC and affiliated Oral Health Network (OHN) is a non-for-profit oral health system that is part of the Workman School of Dental Medicine (WSDM), with a mission of putting those who need our care at the center of everything we do. The Attending Dentist, Faculty Clinician (Public Health) is a full-time clinical position who will split their time between the OHN practices and local community partner public health dental practices. All practice sites are located within one hour from High Point, NC. This position will provide the Attending Dentist, Faculty Clinician (Public Health) with the ability to grow and provide team-based patient care and education in an authentic healthcare setting. The attending clinician will be able to connect to peers across the network and external healthcare partners via electronic health records (EPIC) and quality improvement using artificial intelligence (AI), under the guidance of the OHN Clinician Council and the office of the Chief Dental Officer/Assistant Dean of WSDM. Attending clinicians are appointed as non-tenure, clinician-track faculty (Assistant/Associate/Professor) with duties in the High Point University Oral Health Network (OHN) and Workman School of Dental (WSDM), which includes the pre-doctoral Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) and post-doctoral programs. Professional rank will be commensurate with the candidate's level of experience and qualifications at time of hire.

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD degree (or foreign equivalent), active dental licensure in the state of North Carolina

Experience and Training

• 5 years of experience in clinical practice of dentistry is preferred, but not required.
• Experience in private practice is preferred, but not required.
• Experience in dental education is preferred, but not required.
• Experience and/or a specific interest in public health dentistry is required.

Additional knowledge, skills, and abilities preferred for this role include:

• Robust verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional receptiveness and approachability
• Poised and professional in representation of HPU WSDM
• Receptive to feedback, performance improvement, and continuous coaching Knowledge of HPU WSDM's core values and mission
• Strong ability to articulate operational and analytical data
• Clinical documentation, diagnosis, and treatment planning using electronic health records (EHR) such as EPIC systems.
• Travel to OHN (oral health network) sites
• Adaptability
• Coachability
• Integrity and innovation
• Trustworthy

Essential Functions

• Provides comprehensive and emergency dental care to patients seen in the HPU Oral Health Network (OHN) and community dental practices.
• Demonstrates the highest level of professionalism, ethics, and empathy toward patients
• Documents patient history, examination findings, diagnosis, treatment planning utilizing electronic health record (EPIC)
• Comfort with utilizing or adapting to digital technologies such as intraoral scanning, photography, 3d printing, CAD-CAM, and imaging.
• Covers for other OHN providers, as needed.

Accountability

• Report to Chief Dental Officer (CDO)
• Collaborates with other WSDM faculty and community partners to monitor, evaluate, and grow the success of community partnerships
• Evaluation: Ongoing performance reviews are conducted along with an annual assessment by the CDO. These reviews include input from the faculty and students.

Salary and Benefits

• Eligible candidates may meet criteria for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• High Point University benefit and perks (employer matched 401K plan, vision, dental, health, tuition waiver for child, disability insurance, life insurance, CE and more).
• Base salary commensurate with experience and rank.
• OHN Incentive based on patient care thresholds.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Dr. Ali Muhammad Shazib, Dean, Workman School of Dental Medicine at View email address on click.appcast.io.