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High Point, North Carolina

Attending Dentist, Open Rank Faculty Clinician (Orthodontics), Non-tenure track

Dental Top 5% in Orthodontics (Dental)Full-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

HPU Health- Oral Health Network is a non-for-profit dental network that provides primary and surgical/specialty care, part of the High Point University Workman School of Dental Medicine (WSDM).

We are seeking part-time and full-time (12-month, non-tenure track) faculty appointments with duties in the High Point University Oral Health Network (OHN) and Workman School of Dental (WSDM), which includes the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) and post-doctoral programs. The faculty member in Orthodontics is responsible for providing patient care in OHN and educating pre-doctoral dental students and post-doctoral residents in WSDM. The position will report to the Chief Dental Officer.

Professional rank will be commensurate with the candidate’s level of experience and qualifications at time of hire.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • DDS or DMD degree (or foreign equivalent), eligibility for dental licensure in the state of North Carolina
  • Completion of a CODA-accredited or equivalent foreign program in orthodontics

Experience and Training

  • Preferably board-eligible from the American Board of Endodontics
  • 5 years of experience in clinical practice of dentistry is preferred, but not required.
  • Experience in dental education is preferred, but not required.

Knowledge, Skills, Ability

  • Robust verbal and written communication skills
  • Exceptional receptiveness and approachability
  • Poised and professional in representation of HPU WSDM

Receptive to feedback, performance improvement, and continuous coaching Knowledge of HPU WSDM’s core values and mission

Strong ability to articulate operational and analytical data

Clinical documentation, diagnosis, and treatment planning using electronic health records (EHR) such as EPIC systems.

Travel to OHN (oral health network) sites located within 1 hour of High Point, NC

Commitment to and exemplary embodiment of core values of compassion, innovation, growth mindset, learning and leadership, integrity and trust.

Essential Functions

The candidate selected for this position will perform all duties directed by the Chief Dental Officer. The candidate will be expected to perform the following duties, including but not limited to:

Patient care

Provide comprehensive and emergency orthodontics and craniofacial orthopedic diagnosis and treatment patients seen in the HPU Oral Health Network OHN)

  • Demonstrate the highest level of professionalism, ethical-fitness, and patient-centered approach
  • Application of evidence-based practices to optimize patient outcomes

Documentation of patient history, examination findings, diagnosis, treatment planning utilizing electronic health record (EPIC)

Comfort with digital technologies such as intraoral scanning, photography, 3d printing, CAD-CAM, and CBCT imaging.

Be able to cover for other OHN providers, as needed.

Education

Serve as an attending clinical faculty for DMD and/or post-doctoral residents including modeling of optimal patient care, coaching in instructional and experiential environments, and assessment of learner performance

  • Support curriculum content design and delivery in classroom-based and simulation-based learning environments.
  • Provide continuing education courses in HPU WSDM as a content matter expert.
  • Serve as a clinician role model for learners and be able to thrive in a start-up education model.

Accountability

Chief Dental Officer, with input from the Executive Leadership Team

Evaluation: Ongoing performance reviews is conducted along with an annual assessment by the CDO and includes input from the faculty and students.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Dr. Ali Muhammad Shazib, Dean, Workman School of Dental Medicine at mshazib@highpoint.edu.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive orthodontic and craniofacial orthopedic care to patients within the HPU Oral Health Network. Educate and coach pre-doctoral dental students and post-doctoral residents through clinical modeling and curriculum delivery.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Clinical InstructionCurriculum DesignPatient-Centered CareEvidence-Based Practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Attending Dentist, Open Rank Faculty Clinician (Orthodontics), Non-tenure track at High Point University a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Orthodontics (Dental) — ranked against 85 active Orthodontics (Dental) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Orthodontics Career Context

Of the 31 active Dentist listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% have no call, 6% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 5% in Orthodontics (Dental)

Living in High Point

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,372/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Greensboro-High Point, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.