Faculty and Educator

Dental Clinic Opportunity

 Summa Health - Akron, Ohio

Summa Health is seeking a general practice dentist with a passion to teach to join our growing team. The chosen candidate will play a key role as a faculty member to our residency program. In this full-time position, the individual will provide direct patient care in the dental clinic, supervise our dental residents, and occasionally dental students. This role will allow for a variety of direct clinical care, precepting, education, and case work to meet the professional desires of the candidate and the needs of the program. The Dental Clinic is in the center of our campus and serves the Akron community. The Dental Center offers in-office services that include routine screenings and cleanings, acute care, as well as restorative and complex procedures.

The general practice dental residency program is one of 20 residencies and fellowship programs, involving 250 + house staff, home to 1,200 beds, and a Level 1 Trauma Center. Residents will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from many general dentists and specialists, including oral surgeons, endodontists, and periodontists.

Dental services provided within the program include:

• Implant Dentistry
• Restorations
• Root Canal Treatment
• Preventive Care
• Simple & some surgical extractions
• Periodontal/Gum treatment
• Complete and partial dentures
• Crowns and bridges
• Sedation dentistry for adult special needs patients

Summa Health Medical Group is a multi-specialty group practice of 400+ physicians employed by the Summa Health System. Comprised of 2 hospitals and 20+ health centers, Summa is one of the largest integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems in the state.

Opportunity Highlights

• Employed position with comprehensive benefit package, competitive compensation with salary guarantee
• Monday through Friday schedule; clinical/teaching/administrative time
• No call required
• Active involvement in dental students and resident education
• Collaboration with team directors, management, and dental staff
• Summa Health offers an academic model of care in a community teaching hospital environment
• Epic System’s EMR

Candidate Requirements

• DDS/DMD degree
• Unrestricted Ohio License or willingness to obtain
• Completion of a Dental Residency is preferred
• 3 to 5 years of experience is preferred in substitute of no residency completion
• Commitment to quality care in a patient centered, team-based environment

Interested candidates should send CV to physicianrecruitment@summahealth.org or call Emily Miclaus, Physician Recruiter at 330.375.3155.

EOE/AA Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

Influenza vaccine required for all Summa health employees.

About Summa Health

Summa Health Medical Group is a multi-specialty group practice of 400+ physicians employed by the Summa Health System. Comprised of 2 hospitals and 20+ health centers, Summa Health - headquartered in Akron,OH - is one of the largest integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems in the state.

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