Dentist

Your Skills: Can Change More Than a Smile. Join Affinity Health Center and make a meaningful impact through patient-centered dental care. As part of our integrated healthcare team, you'll have the opportunity to provide quality care, collaborate across disciplines, and serve patients with compassion, dignity, and respect. Affinity Health Center in Rock Hill, South Carolina is seeking a full-time general practice dentist to provide high-quality dental care for individuals and families with limited access to dental services. The dentist will join a dynamic team who are working together to expand services offered to the community served. Affinity is a rapidly growing nonprofit health center (FQHC) comprised of Physicians, PAs/NPs, Behavioral Health Clinicians, Dentists, and other health care personnel. We have a state-of-the-art eight-operatory dental clinic where all patients are treated with dignity and respect.

Job Duties: Provide comprehensive, high-quality dental care to pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Perform dental examinations, diagnose oral health conditions, and develop individualized treatment plans. Provide preventive, restorative, and emergency dental services, including examinations, cleanings, fillings, extractions, and other appropriate procedures within scope of practice. Diagnose and treat dental conditions while promoting optimal oral health and disease prevention. Educate patients on oral hygiene, preventive care, treatment options, and maintaining good oral health. Review medical and dental histories and assess patients for conditions that may affect dental treatment. Develop and maintain accurate, timely, and complete patient records in accordance with AHC standards and regulatory requirements. Prescribe medications and treatments as clinically appropriate and within applicable laws and professional standards. Coordinate patient care with dental team members, medical providers, behavioral health professionals, and other members of the integrated care team. Refer patients to specialists and other healthcare providers when services are outside the scope of care provided by AHC.Participate in case consultation and collaborative care planning for patients with complex medical and oral health needs. Provide urgent dental care and evaluate patients presenting with dental pain, infection, trauma, or other acute dental concerns. Participate in quality improvement activities designed to improve clinical outcomes, patient experience, access to care, and operational efficiency. Maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws; dental practice standards; OSHA; HIPAA; and Affinity Health Center policies and procedures. Maintain required professional licensure, certifications, continuing education, and clinical competencies. Participate in staff meetings, training, community outreach, and other organizational activities as appropriate. Demonstrate a commitment to culturally responsive, compassionate, and patient-centered care. Support Affinity Health Center's mission by providing care with compassion, dignity, and respect to patients and the communities served.

Pay: $150,000-$185,000

Required Qualifications: DDS, DMD or DD required Current license to practice dentistry in S.C.

Position Requirements: EOE Statement

Disclaimer: This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.

Condition of Employment: Per policy, vaccination against the Seasonal Flu is an Employee Health Standard and Condition of Employment for all new employees of Affinity Health Center. New employees must have initiated the vaccination process prior to their start date or initiate vaccination upon onboarding.

EEO: It is the policy of Affinity Health Center to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination because of race, religion, color, sexual orientation, political affiliation, physical disability, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, military status, age, pregnancy, or any pregnancy-related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation, except when the basis is a bona fide occupational qualification.

ADA: It is Affinity Health Center's (AHC) policy to comply with all relevant and applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related state and local laws. Affinity Health Center will not discriminate against any qualified employee or job applicant with respect to any terms, privileges, or conditions of employment because of physical or mental disability. AHC will make reasonable accommodations for employees or applicants with disabilities, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without accommodation, and provided that any accommodations made do not impose an undue hardship. Individuals who feels that an accommodation is necessary to be able to perform the essential functions of the job should contact Human Resources. This position is currently accepting applications.