Dentist

About The Job

Job Code: 9722 - Dentist
FTE: 1.0
FTE Reports To: Dental Director
Date: June 2026
Posted
Salary Range: Between $150,000 - $170,000/annually for 1.0 FTE based on qualifications
Employee Group: P&A
Location / Type of Position: 100% in-person position at CUHCC
Please note, this position is not eligible for H-1B or Green Card sponsorship. This position does not offer a STEM OPT training program.

Objective/Overview

Dentists provide general and emergency pediatric and adult dentistry care to CUHCC’s (Community-University Health Care Center) diverse patients and serve as a preceptor to dental students and residents from the University of Minnesota. Services include a broad range of diagnostic, restorative, and oral surgery to pediatric and adult patients. Each dentist is expected to provide exams, training, and/or oversight to a hygienist and student or therapist as well as a dental assistant(s). In addition, CUHCC dentists must sign the Collaborative Management Agreement for CUHCC’s Advanced Dental Therapist(s).

Essential Functions

• Provide Clinical Dentistry (85%):
  - Provide comprehensive dental care to adults and children in a community health care setting, including clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and preventive dental care to patients.
  - Develop, discuss and document treatment plans for patients.
  - Work in a team and provide exams and oversight to the work of dental hygienists, therapist(s), and students/residents.
  - Maintain accurate and timely notes in the electronic health record.
  - Provide dental education to patients.
  - Collaborate with medical and behavioral health providers and staff to ensure that patients receive coordinated holistic care.
  - Work with interpreters and interpretative services for patients.
  - Stay current with developments in the field through continuing education.
• Precept Dental Therapy Students (10%):
  - Provide instruction and supervision to senior dental students and other students/ residents who are delivering direct patient care.
  - Participate in administration of dental education programs as needed.
  - Use/follow the preceptor training and/or standards for supervising students developed by the School of Dentistry.
• Participate in Quality Improvement / Assurance and other Committees (5%):
  - As assigned, actively participate in collaborative care committees and other committees as assigned.
  - Complete the projects assigned in collaborative care committees and communicate the work and findings of the community to the dental staff.

Qualifications

• D.D.S. required.
  - Licensed to practice in Minnesota or eligible for licensure and maintain licensure as DDS in Minnesota.
  - Clinical experience required.
  - Current CPR certification.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  - Experienced DDS treating pediatric patients.
  - Experience practicing dentistry in a multi-ethnic community clinic.
  - Fluent in Spanish, Somali, Hmong language, Vietnamese, Lao, Pashtu or Dari.

About The Department

At CUHCC, we're transforming urban health care and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals. CUHCC offers a full range of dental and mental health services that are typically not offered at a community health center, such as prosthodontic services and psychiatry. CUHCC has pharmacists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, dentists, dental hygienists, nurses, family nurse practitioners, family practice physicians, internal medicine physicians, internal medicine-pediatric physicians, licensed social workers and psychologists among other disciplines on staff. CUHCC's interprofessional care model uses a collaborative, team-based approach to deliver education and patient care, integrating these services. Students and residents at CUHCC have the opportunity to work with other students and preceptors in other fields to best serve the complex needs of the patients. Over half of CUHCC’s mental health patients also receive medical services at CUHCC, allowing CUHCC providers to work collaboratively to provide patient centered care. As a founding member in the country's first accountable care organization (ACO) for federally qualified health centers, CUHCC is leading change in urban health and improving patient outcomes to meet the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim: improve the patient experience, improve patient health, and reduce the cost of patient care.

Pay And Benefits

Pay Range: $150K-$170K ; depending on education/qualifications/experience
Time Appointment: 100% Appointment
Position Type: P&A Staff

About University Of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.