Dental Director

Tillamook County•Tillamook, OR

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Dental Director functions as a working manager, dedicating 50% of their work week to direct patient care as an in-clinic dentist for the Tillamook County Community Health Centers (TCCHC) and the remaining 50% to administrative tasks and managing the dental staff. This role is the head of the TCCHC dental division, providing clinical dental advice and counsel to TCCHC Leadership and the Community Health Council. Responsibilities include direct patient care, clinic administration, training and supervision of dental clinical staff, peer review of contract dentists, and collaboration with the Dental Manager to ensure efficient clinic operations in accordance with Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) metric targets.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Dental Medicine or Dental Surgery.
Three (3) years of experience practicing as a dentist in a clinical dental setting.
Licensed as a dentist in the State of Oregon upon hire.
Current BLS certification.
Current DEA certification.

Nice To Haves

Five (5) or more years of experience practicing as a dentist in a clinical dental setting.
Supervisory experience of dental staff including dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants.
Experience in budgeting, handling insurance, billing, and operations.
Successful completion of applicable credentialing and privilege requirements upon hire.

Responsibilities

Perform professional dental and oral surgery services for patients served by the clinic; examine and diagnose oral conditions; restore various lesions with appropriate filling materials; extract non-restorable teeth; perform other oral surgery procedures as necessary.
Treat infections and diseases of the oral cavity; prescribe appropriate medication; administer anesthesia; examine for, prepare, and fit prosthetic appliances.
Interpret radiographs and diagnostic tests to determine type and extent of dental diseases and disorders; review and evaluate medical histories; prescribe medication; administer anesthesia; determine limits of insurance coverage and discuss options for treatment in the absence of a specialty dentist.
Provide education and instruction in the prevention and control of oral health to encourage patient well-being; review patient oral habits, diet and nutrition; provide counseling and demonstration of oral disease control methods.
Provide triage and treatment of patients requiring emergency dental care; provide consultation and referrals for dental and medical problems not treatable at the clinic.
Maintain strict aseptic controls to prevent transmission of communicable diseases; maintain strict control over the dispensing and use of toxic materials.
Review and counsel on professional dental care work; plan for proper patient flow through clinic; review and instruct staff on professional approach to patients, technical aspects of chair side dental services, method and organization of recording services and records maintenance.
Instruct staff in the maintenance of accurate dental examination and treatment records; submit clinic work reports; participate in staff conferences to review and improve the clinic and county dental care program.
Lead the dental team as division head of the TCCHC Dental Program.
Provide oversight, training and supervision of clinical dental staff at TCCHC dental clinic (including dental assistants, hygienists, and other dentists).
Collaborate with Dental Manager to design, develop, and implement appropriate dental policies, protocols and procedures which are in compliance with the most current accepted professional standards.
Provide consultation in short- and long-term program planning for the department, including development of goals and objectives; including Oregon Health Authority, Health Resources and Services Administration, and CCO performance metrics for dental/oral health.
Provides consultation to the Administrator and Community Health Council regarding dental and oral health issues.
Designs, develops, and implements appropriate dental policies, protocols and procedures which are in compliance with the most current accepted professional standards.
Participates in recruitment/retention activities of TCCHC.
As directed by the Administrator, performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve organizational and programmatic goals and objectives.
Participate in oral health related meetings and events as needed and requested.
Travel when necessary to fulfill TCCHC’s needs and attend meetings and/or conferences as necessary and requested to represent TCCHC (i.e., quarterly school-based dental meetings, regional oral health planning meetings and CCO dental director, etc.).
Examines charts of contracted dentists to review diagnoses of dental/oral conditions, proper prescribed treatment and follow through, and determines that referrals of individuals to specialty consultation or treatment is in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.
Examines charts of contracted dentists to determine that patient-dentist transactions are properly reflected in the patient’s dental record so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contact, condition of the patient and the care or treatment was provided.
Works with TCCHC dental staff to prepare and submit written reports on contracted dentists to include issues, concerns, and progress for submission to the Administrator and to Oregon Health Plan if required.
Prepares specific reports as requested by the Administrator on an as needed basis.
Reviews with each contracted provider of the data and productivity and reports findings to Administrator and Oregon Health Plan, if required.
Provide technical assistance when needed for issues that require expert input such as: mobile clinic equipment, staffing for mobile clinic dental, hiring dental staff (dentist, expanded practice hygienist, etc.), and provide contracted providers information on annual Medicaid changes.
Provide professional advice for inventory, dental equipment, etc.
Confirm accuracy of content for educational materials for individuals or groups in the nature of oral health related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.
Clinical focus on the dental staff and other center grant applications or special projects for consultation.
Assists in the provision of continuing education, on-the-job training, and the orientation of community health center staff as requested.
Performs additional duties as assigned.