Champaign-Urbana Public Health District

Full-time Dentist

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is seeking a full-time General Dentist to provide services for children ages 0-18. The selected candidate will be working with the dental team to bring quality dental care to at-risk children.

Responsibilities include:

• Provided services will include composite restorations, SSC, RCT, SDF, pulpectomies, pulpotomies, simple extractions and unilateral space maintainers.
• Performing asynchronous dental exams in our school-based sealant program, as needed.
• Supervising Public Health Dental Hygienists under a collaborative agreement.

Requirements include:

• A Doctorate degree in Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) or Medical Dentistry (D.M.D.)
• A current license to practice general dentistry and/or specialty in the State of Illinois
• Current DEA registration
• Current Illinois Medicaid provider number is required or must be obtained prior to start date.
• Experience with electronic dental records such as Curve Hero, Dentrix or Eaglesoft is highly recommended
• Bilingual is highly recommended. CUPHD offers qualified bilingual employees' additional compensation once approved

CUPHD provides a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• health, dental, and vision insurance with enrollment beginning on the employee's first day of employment
• 14 paid holidays per year
• 12 sick days earned per year
• 15 days of paid time off earned in the first year of employment
• short-term and long-term disability benefits
• comprehensive pension plan offered through Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)

The starting annual salary for this position is $128,500 for a 32-hour work week with a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

To apply, go to: . Applicants may also come in to apply online at CUPHD, 201 W. Kenyon Road, Champaign, IL 61820. For full consideration, you must complete the application process.

Men, Women, Veterans, and individuals of all abilities are encouraged to apply. CUPHD also strongly encourages people of color, gay, lesbian, transgender, and non-binary people to apply. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you need accommodations to apply, please contact LaTasha Aragon at laragon@c-uphd.org. CUPHD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to join its team.

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is an approved employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program; therefore, our ideal candidate may be eligible for tuition reimbursement through the PSLF program.

This recruitment will remain open until filled.

Posted April 15, 2024