Dental Director

Progressive Community Health Centers • Milwaukee, WI

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Progressive Community Health Centers is seeking a Dental Director to maintain and expand a program of primary and preventative dental care in a community health center setting. This role involves supervising dental staff, representing the dental staff to the CEO, and providing dental advice to the CMO/CEO. The Dental Director will provide leadership in programming, budget, service, and quality for the dental department.

Requirements

• DDS or DMD degree from an accredited college or university.
• Licensed to practice dentistry in Wisconsin.
• DEA registration.
• Must be vaccinated against influenza.

Responsibilities

• Provide general and comprehensive dentistry services including evaluation, treatment and referral.
• In collaboration with management, train, evaluate and supervise dental staff, including hygienist(s) and the Dental Clinic Manager.
• Provide oral health education to patients, guardians and community as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and complete patient dental records.
• Collaborate and support the Dental Operations leader to promote access, strong clinical teams, throughput, and other clinical initiatives.
• Actively direct dental provider meetings and support the Dental Operations leader with content sharing, as needed.
• Develop and implement programs and/or services that integrate Progressive's medical practice with dental practice.
• Provide oversight for Seal-A-Smile programming including relationship building with schools, supervising of hygienist, optimizing care and quality.
• Provide quality services to patients as promptly as possible in a courteous and professional manner by treating patients, families, and co-workers with respect, dignity, and compassion while using resources in the most cost-efficient manner consistent with that goal.
• Collaborates with Dental Clinic Manager in developing short- and long-term program planning for the Dental Department and the agency including development of goals and objectives.
• Provides mentorship to new hires and establishes ongoing relationships with current Dental Department providers.
• Provides clinical review of dental cases when necessary.
• Reviews financial data quarterly with CFO or CFO delegate.
• Assist in the development of the budget and adhere to approved budget.
• Participate in electronic dental record optimization, workflow enhancement and training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager