Dentist

Cleveland, United States | Posted on 11/24/2025

Delta Health Center, Inc. (DHC) is the first community health center of its kind. Also, it’s the first Federally Qualified Community Health Center (FQHC) in the United States. DHC is a non-profit organization that is located in historic Bolivar County, Mississippi, where it opened its doors in 1965. At Delta Health Center, we continue to build a world class primary health care system committed to caring for vulnerable populations from newborns to the elderly.

DHC also supports those who want to stay fit and those with chronic health problems with our main focus being health. We have helped generations of families to live healthy and stay healthy.

Reports To: Dental Services Director
FLSA Status: Exempt

SUMMARY: Provides a comprehensive dental program throughout the life cycle, with emphasis on prevention of dental disease, promotion of dental health, and the treatment of disease, injuries and malformations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with members of other departments, participates in planning joint technical programs, and recommends methods and procedures for coordination of dental services with medical, nutritional, social and other human services.
• Investigates and studies trends and developments in dental practices and techniques reflecting applicable advances in the field to guide professional and technical staff.
• Participates in the integration of dental health services into primary care as indicated in the Dental Healthcare Plan and assists in the development and execution of the Dental Health Plan.
• Establishes and maintains a recall system, short call list, and lists of patients who are chronically late and break appointments.
• Maintains accurate, confidential, and secure patient records.
• Provides dental care by diagnosing and treating disease, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums; makes visual examinations of the patient’s teeth and surrounding oral structures, utilizing x-rays, mouth mirrors, exploration, instruments, and other diagnostic procedures; records findings on a dental chart and in the patient’s medical records; and determines the most feasible plan of treatment, including scheduling the necessary follow‑up appointments.
• Locates and repairs cavities in teeth, extracts impacted or infected teeth, performs root canal work, and makes impressions and models of the jaw and mouth for dentures.
• Treats diseases of teeth, gums, and mouth with appropriate drugs or surgical procedures.
• Assists in maintaining adequate dental supplies and equipment.
• Promotes the fluoridation of public water.
• Conducts and participates in ongoing dental health education programs and dental screenings on‑site and off‑site, tracking abnormalities.
• Actively participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee, observes and assists dental personnel at work to ensure safe and ethical practices, and participates in national, state and local dental societies and professional organizations.
• Attends staff meetings and in‑service education programs, formulates and writes technical reports and procedures, and teaches patients, the community, and personnel about dental health.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws, including training employees, planning, assigning, directing work, appraising performance, disciplining employees, and resolving complaints and problems in the absence of the Director of Dental Services.

QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• DDS or DMD from an accredited School of Dentistry.
• Six months of clinical experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret related documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to patient inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex…