Attending Dentist, Open Rank Faculty Clinician (Periodontics), Non-tenure track

High Point University•High Point, NC

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About The Position

HPU Health–Oral Health Network, a nonprofit dental network providing primary and surgical/specialty care, is seeking a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track faculty clinician in Periodontology. The role includes patient care within the Oral Health Network (OHN) and teaching predoctoral dental students and postdoctoral residents at High Point University’s Workman School of Dental Medicine (WSDM). Faculty rank will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The faculty member provides comprehensive and emergency periodontal care, documents patient histories and findings, diagnoses conditions, and develops treatment plans using the EPIC electronic health record. The position also includes serving as attending clinical faculty, contributing to curriculum and preclinical simulation courses, and providing continuing education. The clinician may cover for other OHN providers and travel to OHN sites. The position reports to the Chief Dental Officer and WSDM executive leadership; accountability is also listed to the Dean.

Requirements

DDS or DMD degree, or foreign equivalent, and eligibility for dental licensure in North Carolina.
Completion of a CODA-accredited periodontology program in the United States.
Board-eligible with the American Board of Periodontology.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Exceptional receptiveness and approachability.
Professional representation of HPU WSDM.
Receptiveness to feedback, performance improvement, and continuous coaching.
Knowledge of HPU WSDM’s core values and mission.
Ability to articulate operational and analytical data.
Ability to perform clinical documentation, diagnosis, and treatment planning using electronic health records such as EPIC.
Adaptability, coachability, integrity, innovation, and trustworthiness.

Nice To Haves

Five years of experience in clinical dentistry practice; preferred but not required.
Private-practice experience; preferred but not required.
Dental education experience; preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive and emergency periodontal diagnosis and treatment to patients in the HPU Oral Health Network.
Demonstrate professionalism, ethical fitness, and a patient-centered approach.
Document patient histories and examination findings, and complete diagnoses and treatment plans using EPIC.
Use digital dentistry technologies, including digital implant planning, intraoral scanning, photography, 3D printing, CAD-CAM, and CBCT imaging.
Cover for other OHN providers as needed.
Serve as attending clinical faculty for DMD students and/or AEGD residents.
Participate in curriculum design and preclinical simulation lab courses.
Provide continuing education courses at HPU WSDM as a subject-matter expert.
Serve as a clinician role model for learners and work effectively in a startup education model.
Travel to OHN sites.
Perform other duties as directed by the Chief Clinical Officer and WSDM executive leadership team.