About the role
Akicita Federal, a tribally owned small business affiliated with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, is recruiting licensed dentists to provide contract dental services for the Indian Health Service at the White Earth Service Unit in northwestern Minnesota. You’ll deliver emergency and routine dental care to American Indian patients of all ages, from infants to elders. The work rotates across three clinics: White Earth Health Center (Ogema), Pine Point Dental Clinic (Ponsford), and Naytahwaush Health Center (Mahnomen).
The White Earth Service Unit’s mission is quality care that achieves positive health outcomes, with emphasis on cultural sensitivity and human dignity. If you want comprehensive general dentistry with real clinical range in a community that depends on you, this role offers it.
Schedule
Monday through Friday, 8-hour days between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM
No weekends, no federal holidays, no overtime
Approximately 10 patients per day, with dental assistant, scheduling, and pharmacy support provided
What You’ll Do
Perform oral and radiographic exams, interpret radiographs, diagnose, and develop treatment plans
Provide restorative, pediatric, periodontal, endodontic, prosthodontic, surgical, and preventive care
Perform simple and complex restorations, extractions (including full-mouth and select surgical cases), alveoloplasty, biopsies, and incision and drainage
Complete root canal therapy on anterior and posterior teeth, including select complicated molar cases, and place intra-canal posts
Fabricate and deliver crowns, bridges, and complete and immediate dentures, including chairside relines and same-day repairs
Treat pediatric patients, including rampant caries, and manage select challenging pediatric cases without a pediatric dentist on site
Manage traumatic dental emergencies, including avulsed teeth and splinting, and co-manage jaw fractures with oral surgery
Screen for hypertension and diabetes, and refer patients for medical evaluation as needed
Manage medically complex patients, including obtaining records and consulting with physicians
Educate patients on oral hygiene, nutrition, and the oral health effects of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, and make cessation referrals
Coordinate outside referrals and follow-up care
Document care accurately in the EHR and Dentrix
Required Qualifications
DDS or DMD from a nationally recognized program
Current, unrestricted dental license in any U.S. state
At least 3 years of dental practice experience, with active practice within the last 6 months
Training and experience in Level 1 sedation
Current BLS certification meeting AHA guidelines
Documented continuing education
Two peer references who have observed your clinical work within the last 2 years
U.S. citizenship, or otherwise meet applicable requirements
Not listed on the HHS-OIG exclusion list
Comfortable with computers, Microsoft Office, and electronic health records. You must be independent in the clinic’s systems within 2 weeks of starting.
Clear spoken and written English, and the interpersonal skills to work well with patients from diverse backgrounds