Chief Dental Officer

Essential Job Functions:

1. Provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility and responsiveness.

Performance expectations :

• Maintains full appointment schedule for office practice and other settings
• Meets patient needs as they arise
• Utilizes state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment techniques and delegates and refers care as appropriate
• Maintains necessary credentialing, licensure and continuing education requirements
• Provides a full range of general dental services within the dentist’s defined scope of training
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment of the health center mission
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards
• Provides clinical leadership of dental program.

Performance expectations:

• Supervise clinical staff (Dentists, Residents, Dental Assistants & Hygiene Students)
• Ensure clinic’s compliance with all regulatory requirements (e.g., OSHA, DPH, HRSA)
• Evaluat and add additional services provided by the organization
• Develop, implement and maintain dental policies and procedures related to clinical operations
• Oversee the clinic’s quality assurance program
• Oversee the clinic’s infection control program
• Oversee protocols for the maintenance of all clinical equipment
• Develop, implement and maintain clinical protocols for the delivery of patient care services
• Develop protocols for the management and resolution of patient complaints
• Develop and oversee the system used to report and resolve incidents within the dental program
• Determine the dental products to be used in the clinic

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Work involves considerable exposure to unusual elements such as extreme temperatures, unpleasant odors and/or loud noises
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling average-weight objects up to 15-20 pounds, assisting patients and standing and/or walking for most the day
• Will work with blood or blood-borne pathogens and will require OSHA training
• Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment

Knowledge, Skill and Technical Qualities

• Ability to maintain quality, safety and/or infection control standards
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of modern dentistry and oral surgery
• Thorough knowledge of dental terminology and dental science
• Thorough understanding of the theories, methods and procedures for the prevention of dental diseases and the required corrective treatment
• Knowledge of community-based dental environment
• Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing and scheduling work assignments
• Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of dental evaluations, diagnosis and treatment
• Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements
• Knowledge of ethical and legal standards for the delivery of dental care
• Ability to observe, assess and record symptoms, reactions and progress
• Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aides and ability to prescribe dosage and instruct patients in correct usage
• Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients

Behavioral Qualities

• Displays outstanding leadership skills
• Able to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment
• Able to offer guidance and supervision in a constructive and appropriate manner
• Able to effectively lead staff meetings to review team progress in meeting financial and productivity goals for the dental program
• Responds constructively to pressure situations and time limits
• Places a high value on personal and departmental performance excellence
• Adheres to office dress code and standards of behavior
• Maintains patient confidentiality
• Uses sick time appropriately

Education/Licensure Requirements

• DDS or DMD degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in general dentistry
• Current licensure in the state of Massachusetts
• Valid DEA license to prescribe narcotics
• Current CPR/AED certification
• Min 7 yrs dental experience
• Min 5 yrs leadership role preferred