The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting for a General Dentist to work at a community health center (also called an FQHC) in Des Moines, IA.
Position Details:
- Eligible for student loan repayment up to $50,000 for two years of service (and renewal possible)
- Clinic Hours: Monday - Friday 8AM – 5PM; no weekends
- Avg # of pts seen per day: 13 with additional hygiene checks
- Number of operatories: 9
- Laboratory: external laboratories used for fixed and removable prosthodontic cases
- X-ray: Digital
- Current Staff: 1 FT General Dentist, 1 FT Hygienist, 2 PT Hygienists
- Call Schedule: After 6 months of employment, dentists are expected to take call in 2 week increments approximately 3x/year. Not required to go into clinic while on call.
- Electronic record system: Dentrix
- Additional info: diverse patient population with many Spanish-speaking patients and large pediatric patient population.
Required Qualifications:
- DDS/DMD degree from an approved dental school
- Current license to practice dentistry in the state of Iowa
- Current license to prescribe narcotics used in patient care (DEA & CSA)
- Current Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers Certification
- Eligible for hospital privileges
- Ability to consistently meet the departmental work schedule as designated
- Ability to treat patients of all ages within the scope of general dentistry
- Ability to perform surgical extractions
- Ability to perform anterior root canals
Ideal Qualifications:
- Bilingual in English/Spanish
- Desire to pursue a long-term career in community health
- GPR or AEGD residency completion
- Interest and experience in pediatric dentistry and oral surgery
We Offer:
- Eligible for sign on bonus!
- Eligible for student loan repayment up to $50,000 for two years of service (and renewal possible)
- Insurance: health, dental vision, short term and long term disability,
- Retirement: employer matched 100% on first 3% contributed by employee, and 50% on next 1-2% employee contribution.
- CME: $2,250 & 5 days for 1.0 FTE
- Holidays: 8 paid + floating holiday
- PTO: based on FTE and years of service – new employees receive 25 days per year
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