Attending Clinical Faculty, Open Rank, Pediatric Denistry

High Point University•High Point, NC

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About The Position

High Point University’s Workman School of Dental Medicine is seeking a full-time Pediatric Dentist for a 12-month, non-tenure-track faculty appointment. The role combines clinical care with academic responsibilities, including educating future dentists and helping shape pediatric dentistry protocols across the school’s facilities and clinical hubs in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. Professional rank will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The faculty member will provide pediatric dental care in the Triad region, teach and mentor predoctoral students and Advanced Education in General Dentistry residents, and contribute to the development of a future Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program, with the potential to serve as its Program Director. The position involves interdisciplinary collaboration, quality assurance, accreditation compliance, curriculum development, and travel among oral health network practice sites. The role operates within the school’s CARE model: Compassion, Advocacy, Responsibility, and Excellence.

Requirements

DDS or DMD degree, or foreign equivalent.
Active full dental licensure in North Carolina, or eligibility for North Carolina dental licensure.
Completion of a CODA-accredited pediatric dentistry program in the United States.
Ability to provide pediatric dental care in ambulatory, inpatient, operating-room, and urgent-care settings.
Demonstrated passion for treatment and clinical supervision.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Exceptional receptiveness and approachability.
Professional representation of HPU Workman School of Dental Medicine.
Receptiveness to feedback, performance improvement, and continuous coaching.
Ability to articulate operational and analytical data.
Ability to perform clinical documentation, diagnosis, and treatment planning using electronic health records such as EPIC.
Willingness to travel to oral health network sites.
Adaptability, integrity, innovation, and trustworthiness.

Nice To Haves

Five years of experience in clinical dental practice.
Leadership experience and experience building programs.
Strong interest in developing a pediatric dentistry residency program.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality, compassionate pediatric dental care to patients in the Triad region and across the oral health network’s clinical sites.
Deliver and teach clinical instruction in pediatric dentistry to predoctoral students and Advanced Education in General Dentistry residents.
Help design and launch a Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program, with potential to serve as Program Director.
Collaborate with faculty and specialists in orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine, prosthodontics, and other disciplines to coordinate patient care.
Model the CARE curriculum and the school’s core values in teaching and patient interactions.
Implement quality-improvement measures across the Pediatric Dentistry program and use proactive error mitigation and root-cause analysis.
Travel frequently to practice sites to support faculty and resident experiences and ensure practice-site compliance.
Develop the pediatric dental practice at the Workman School of Dental Medicine and ensure compliance with Commission on Dental Accreditation standards.
Prepare for internal program audits and mock accreditation visits.
Assist with predoctoral curriculum development, faculty calibration, evidence-based care guidelines, continuing education, and teaching in coordination with the Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Innovation.
Create or assist in establishing a residency curriculum.
Perform duties as directed by the Dean, Director of Pediatric Dentistry, and executive leadership team.