General Dentist - $50k in student loan repayment

The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively seeking a General Dentist to join the team at a community health center in Columbus City, Iowa.

What is a community health center?

• Community health centers are the nation’s largest source of comprehensive primary care for medically under-resourced communities and populations.
• Through an integrated care model, including medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, patients can access comprehensive, coordinated services often under one roof.

Position Details:

• Schedule: M-F, 40 hours/week (4 of these hours admin time).
• Clinic Hours: Monday – Friday, 8AM – 5PM with Wednesday evening until 7 PM.
• 15-25 patients/ day; 60 minutes for treatment; 45 minutes for child recalls.
• Some evenings are possible, until about 6:30 PM, to offer evening hours to patients.
• Current Team: 1 full time dentist (or two part time dentists), 2 dental hygienists, and 3 dental assistants.
• Operatories: 3
• Call: No Call
• Skills desired: Able to provide routine exams and cleanings, simple and surgical extractions, stainless steel crowns, restorative (composite, glass ionomer, and amalgam). Plans to implement services for crowns and bridge work.
• Bilingual in Spanish strongly desired

Requirements

• DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school.

• State dental license in Iowa.

Benefits

• Eligible for up to $50,000 in student loan repayment for two years of service and eligible for renewal. Opportunity to get all your student loans paid off.

• Salary is $150,000 - $234,000 based on experience

• Reimbursement for your licensing and professional subscriptions.
• Contract Length: when you sign a 3 year contract you are eligible for a $10k bonus each year of that contract and can continue to receive that bonus annually for up to 5 years.
• Benefits available: medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending.
• Base salary + production
• CME: 5-10 days per year based on experience + $3,000-$4,000/year
• PTO: 20-28 days per year
• Holidays: 7 paid
• Retirement Plan: 403b plan – 4% of salary plus 1% additional if employee contributes 2%; upon maxing out 403b in the calendar year – eligible to contribute to 457.
• Malpractice Insurance: yes, FTCA coverage