Delta Health Center, Inc.
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.
Job Description 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.
Requirements 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 topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.) in its most difficult phases.
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must be licensed to practice Dentistry in the State of Mississippi.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move patients. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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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.
Job Description 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.
Requirements 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 topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.) in its most difficult phases.
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must be licensed to practice Dentistry in the State of Mississippi.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move patients. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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