Site Dental Director

Duties

• Provide direct service to patients
• Ensure compliance with DPH, OSHA and Dental Association regulations
• Comply with departmental protocols
• Maintain productivity standards
• Provide general dentistry
• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for dental care
• Commitment to providing dental care to families in a medically under-served community
• Willingness to develop new methods of dental services delivery
• Confidential handling of sensitive information
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written
• Maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
• Manage direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, and treatment
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens
• Refer patients to specialists and relevant patient care components
• Direct and coordinate patient care activities
• Perform quarterly chart audits
• Complete staff reviews
• Attend required meetings
• Train and orient Dentists and Hygienists
• Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives
• Work closely with Director of Dental Operations

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD from an accredited Dental School
• If limited licensed, must have a minimum of 2 years AEGD or GPR successfully completed residency program
• Licensed in Massachusetts to practice Dentistry
• Minimum of three years professional experience
• Public Health experience preferred
• CPR certified or equivalent

Supervision Exercised

• Dentists, Dental Assistants, and Residents

Physical Requirements

• Near visual acuity to observe health/illness status of patients
• Eye and hand coordination for administration of injections, treatments, etc.