What are the responsibilities and job description for the Periodontist position at Heartland Dental?
Part-Time Periodontist - Kittery, Maine
If you’re an outgoing, mentally-flexible Periodontist looking for career satisfaction and continuing educational opportunities, join our team! A Heartland Dental supported office is seeking a self-motivated Periodontist to provide high-quality lifetime patient care in a fast-paced and well-established affiliated office. As a supported Periodontist, you will treat patients who have gum disease and other issues in the gums and bones surrounding the jaw. Duties may also include placing implants, developing treatment plans and providing preventative care.
Why join a Heartland Dental Care supported office?
- You want the opportunity to work with your own practice and team in a state-of-the-art facility
- You want to choose your own materials and labs
- You want to diagnose and treatment plan your own cases
- You want to resource and network with colleague dentists
- You want to earn an excellent income with guaranteed salary and benefits
- You want to build equity in a group of successful practices, either with no financial investment on your part through our ESOP or from stock purchase opportunities
- You want to benefit from existing relationships with suppliers, vendors, and insurance companies
- You want professional assistance in interviewing, hiring and training your dental team
- You want superior non-clinical administrative support in areas such as accounting, human resources, information technology, management information systems, marketing and advertising, payroll administration, personnel recruitment, and supply and equipment procurement
Benefits
We understand that you work hard, which is why each supported location provides an excellent compensation and benefits package. Additionally, Heartland Dental’s extensive training and continuing education opportunities are unparalleled and exceed industry norms. Each supported location invests heavily in your professional and personal growth and wants to see you succeed. If your career ambitions include leadership and further advancement, our network of supported locations offer many opportunities to help you meet your goals. Heartland Dental’s network of supported locations is expected to double in size within the next five to seven years and new opportunities will be created to support that growth.
Additional benefits:
- Medical and prescription drug insurance
- Free dental services for yourself and your dependents minus lab fees
- Vision care support
- Life insurance
- 401(K) retirement plan
- Team-focused, uplifting and educational work culture
- Potential for 2 weeks vacation available
- Leading the dental office team, ensuring everyone is on the same page regarding the day’s schedule, procedures and patient load
- Supporting office staff with assessing P&L reports
- Improving your clinical skills and acumen through participation in continuing education and training opportunities offered by Heartland Dental Care
- Possessing a strong work ethic, outgoing personality, good communication skills, manual dexterity and a personable chair-side manner.
Required Skills
As a Periodontist at a Heartland Dental supported office, you will be a leader in your office―managing the dental office team, mediating any conflicts that arise and promoting a positive and team-oriented work environment where high-quality patient care is top priority.
Education Requirements
Educational requirements of the Periodontist include:
- DMD or DDS degree, completion of postdoctoral periodontal program
- Current dental license in state of hire and American Board of Periodontology certification
- Ability to travel overnight to training sessions once a month during your first year of employment
- Minimum 2 years clinical experience a plus, but not required
We put our people first at Heartland Dental, and that shows in our generous benefits package.
Company retains the sole discretion to change the duties of the position at any time.
We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.