Dentist - Pediatrics

Join the Premier Team – Where Passion Meets Purpose!

Premier Community HealthCare is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to serving Pasco and Hernando Counties. We offer a wide range of high-quality services, including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Dental, Behavioral Health, and more. Our team is focused on improving access to healthcare services and providing high quality and compassionate care to our community.

Premier Community HealthCare is seeking a Full-Time Dentist to join our team in Spring Hill, Florida! This is an exciting opportunity to provide comprehensive dental care to Pediatric Patients in a mission-driven environment. As a key member of our dental team, you’ll play a vital role in promoting oral health and ensuring positive dental experiences for children.

✅ Why Choose Premier?

• Full-Time Stability – Enjoy consistent hours and comprehensive benefits.
• Pediatric Focus – Make a lasting impact by caring for the dental needs of children.
• Collaborative Environment – Work alongside a dedicated team of dental professionals.
• Community Impact – Help provide vital dental care to underserved pediatric populations.
• Supportive Leadership – Benefit from a leadership team that values your expertise and contributions.

Join us and make a difference in the lives of our youngest patients!

A Dentist at Premier Community HealthCare Group (Premier) provides primary and preventative dental care for patients in a community health center setting. The focus of this role is to provide general and pediatric dental care such as examinations, diagnosis, providing treatment, counseling, and educating patients in a comprehensive manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete comprehensive full mouth exams, including examining patients’ teeth, diagnosing patients’ dental conditions, and utilization of various instruments, such as x-rays.
• Follow all guidelines and protocols of the Dental Clinic (OSHA, charting, radiographs, etc.)
• Educating patients on oral healthcare and establish an appropriate treatment plan.
• Providing clinical treatments and procedures, such as (but not limited to), restorative treatment, nitrous oxide, extractions, dentures/partials and treating gum disease.
• Maintaining accurate documentation and medical history in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Keeps abreast of new developments in dentistry through structured continuing professional developments.
• Provide training to new dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants.
• Collaborate with the Chief Dental Officer and other members of the dental team to provide high quality care.

• Ensure confidentiality and HIPAA compliance at all times.
• Keep other care team members informed when situations occur that disrupts timely patient flow through site.
• Contribute to community give back initiatives and be an advocate for Premier’s mission
• Adhere to patient care needs and the core values of Premier Community HealthCare to a provide best-in-class patient experience.
• Work towards attaining department goals and drive Quality Improvement / Quality Assurance (QI/QA).
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory responsibilities: None

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understanding of dental/medical terminology and documentation.
• Ability to problem solve and build effective treatment plans.
• Able to perform repetitive tasks.
• Maintains a professional relationship and positive attitude with co-workers, the public, patients, and the entire organization.
• Maintains the highest professional work ethics.
• Displays enthusiasm toward the work, mission, and vision of the organization.
• Exceptional customer service skills and demonstrating empathy and compassion to a diverse patient population.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with multiple levels within the organization.
• Excellent grammar, spelling and interpersonal skills.
• Exhibits honesty and ethical conduct, maintaining confidentiality and upholding Premier Community HealthCare's values in all interactions.

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD) degree from an accredited dental program.
• Florida Licensed Dental Practitioner
• Current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License strongly preferred or ability to obtain.
• Prefer three (3) years of dental experience.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Obtain and maintain Epic certification/ annual compliance throughout employment.

Working conditions and physical requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to lift 20 lbs. regularly and 30 lbs.-50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Direct exposure to computer screen.
• May be exposed to contagious/infectious diseases.