Pediatric Dentist - Managing

About the role

The new three-story dental clinic is scheduled to begin serving the Juneau community in February 2027. The facility will offer Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and General Dentistry services, along with visiting specialists.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall clinical leadership for the Pediatric Dental Program in close partnership with the Medical Director of Dental Services.
• Serves as the senior clinical authority for pediatric dentistry across SEARHC, including the Children’s Dental Clinic in Juneau and the consortium-wide field program that delivers intermittent specialty services to communities.
• Learns and leads the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of pediatric dental services, including direct and contracted resources.
• Engages staff by planning, assigning, directing, and evaluating work and by supporting pediatric quality, safety, CAMBRA, and specialty program standards division-wide.
• Collaborates closely with the System Director of Dental Operations and operational partners to support day-to-day clinical flow and clinic operations of the pediatric practice, offering guidance and direction to staff and maintaining high-quality pediatric patient care systems.
• Provides direct patient care, including field travel, and supports continuity of pediatric specialty services through coordination with internal and external partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience as a dentist and/or dental specialist.
• 2+ years of management experience preferred.
• 2+ years of work within tribal practice preferred.
• DDS or DMD degree from an accredited program.
• Board Certification or Board Eligible for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
• Active Dental Practice license in state of Alaska or another US state.
• BLS required.