H1b: DENTAL THERAPIST for award-winning community health center in beautiful Maine! New/International Grads Welcome! Join large program in desirable Bangor, near the coast!

ID: 22195444
Location: Bangor, ME - US
Practice Type: Group
Duration: Permanent - Full Time
Accepted Visas: J-1 , H-1B
Contact: Cal Weaver, CPC    Call: 207-891-9003
Posted: 06/23/2024

Bangor, Maine: We seek a DENTAL THERAPIST to join a large, respected FQHC/community health center system in Maine’s third largest city. This organization offers an integrated Medical Home Model, providing services to thousands of area residents regardless of their ability to pay. Programs here include dentistry plus primary care/urgent care, addiction treatment, chiropractic services, women’s health, podiatry, physical therapy, mental health counseling and more. More than 700 employees – including over 200 clinical providers – operate their sixteen practices and program service sites.

The incoming Dental Therapist will have graduated from an accredited Dental Hygiene Therapy training program and must be prepared to practice as a dental hygienist and therapist. NEW GRADUATES – INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES – and those finishing your training now – are encouraged to apply! H1b sponsorship is available for this position. Dental therapists have been authorized to practice in the state of Maine since 2014. A superb support staff will assist you through the licensing and credentialing process, and with immigration assistance if needed.

You are invited to join a large 43-operatory dental center with twenty dentists and an established general dental residency program, treating patients as an integrated member of our dental care team. This team offers preventive and specialty care (including restorative, oral surgery, fixed and removable prosthetics and orthodontics) and walk-in care, all under one roof.

You will enjoy practicing in a collegial environment with the latest oral health technology including digital x-rays, fully integrated electronic medical records, and an on-site pharmacy. You will enjoy terrific support from your associates and administrative teams in this important mission-oriented practice providing care to an engaged patient population.

We are offering:

  • Relocation assistance to bring you to beautiful Maine
  • Welcoming community with many amenities and advantages
  • Large, broad dental program caring for many underserved patients
  • Pioneering role in new grant-supported Dental Therapist position
  • NEW / INTERNATIONAL GRADS / CURRENT STUDENTS WELCOME!
  • H1B sponsorship available
  • Assistance with state licensing/credentialing/immigration
  • Welcoming and supportive professional environment
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Federal liability insurance provided
  • Health and dental insurance
  • Plenty of paid holidays and paid vacation time
  • Assistance with your medical education debt
  • EXTREME JOB SATISFACTION AND APPRECIATION!

Scenic Maine proudly earns the nickname “Vacationland” – a pristine, rejuvenating playground where millions of visitors from around the world choose to spend their leisure time. You can make your home here! Experience a fantastic four-season environment with virtually limitless outdoor activities on land and water. Enjoy the many parks, beaches and mountains offering peace, beauty and relaxation.

Bangor is a historic riverside community with over 100,000 people, an international airport, shopping malls and theatres, dozens of chain and independent restaurants, a wonderful children’s museum, a symphony orchestra, a casino/hotel, summer concerts and annual music festivals on the riverfront, and much more. Superb public schools, family friendly neighborhoods and a low crime rate are just some of the reasons Bangor is rated as one of the best cities in the US in which to raise a family.

The neighboring city of Orono, 10 minutes north, is home to the flagship campus of the University of Maine, with over 10,000 full time students and an abundance of cultural and collegiate sporting events including NCAA Division I football, soccer, basketball, baseball and hockey.

Maine’s rocky coastline is just 30 minutes from Bangor, and offers enjoyable kayaking and sailing, fishing and whale watching. Bangor is an hour from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, voted “America’s Favorite Place,” where 50,000 acres of beautiful mountains and lakes attract more than 3 million visitors annually. Acadia offers thirty miles of bicycle paths, plus picturesque hiking trails appealing to the novice, or advanced climbers. Bangor is two hours from Portland, and three hours from Boston.

Contact us immediately to apply for this excellent new opportunity!



This Physician job opening last updated on 06/23/2024. Contact the employer using the Apply Online button or the information on this posting and mention you saw this job posting on MDJobSite.com.

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