Dentist - Residency Director

Serves as the Director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Residency program for SEARHC Dental, with responsibilities for performing a variety of professional tasks of exceptional technical and administrative difficulty including activities for the assessment, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the residency program activities. Serves in a courtesy role as an Associate Director with NYU Langone AEGD program, a nationwide residency program with over 300 affiliated clinical training sites, each recognized by the Council on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

This position oversees the day‑to‑day operations of the AEGD residency program. It is also responsible for coordinating rotations for the residents in the field clinics, pediatrics, and the operating room, as well as scheduling itinerant specialists to work with the residents in oral surgery, periodontics, endodontics, and other specialties. The position supervises 3‑5 residents located in Juneau and oversees the staff dentists in their role as faculty for the program, ensuring compliance with policies, evaluations of residents, and maintaining consistent, high‑quality standards and calibration throughout the faculty.

SEARHC is a non‑profit health consortium that serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets and prioritize their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job—it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and short‑and long‑term disability, and more.

• Assumes responsibility for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the Dental Residency Program; provides day‑to‑day supervision of Dental Residents and evaluates their progress in reaching residency objectives; serves as course coordinator for specified courses on site and through NYU Langone; exercises complete administrative control over subordinates in the carrying out of program policies; coordinates with clinical directors and faculty in Juneau, as well as program directors of Pediatrics and Prosthodontics at SEARHC, and itinerant specialists to ensure a comprehensive experience for residents during their program year.
• Provides direct patient care to all beneficiaries of the SEARHC dental program; develops and promotes dental health consistent with PHS policies; fully participates in quality assurance activities and ensures consistent monitoring of the quality of care delivered.
• Manages ongoing administrative responsibilities for the AEGD program, including but not limited to chart audits, tracking resident progress, facilitating profession journal reviews, conducting patient care conferences, and engaging in meetings with NYU Langone staff; provides data reports and other information as required for maintaining national accreditation status of the residency program.
• Plans and organizes own work, determines sequence of assignments, selects and develops methods, and seeks assistance from experts; work is reviewed for attainment of objectives, guidelines, including PHS policies; performs additional duties assigned by Director of Dental Services or other proper authority.

• DDS or DMD degree from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
• Certificate from an accredited dental residency program preferred.
• Dental Practice License in the State of Alaska or Federal Hire.
• BLS required.
• ACLS required for sedation privileges.
• Maintain current credentialing status.

• Six additional years of progressively responsible experience in the profession.

• Dental protocols and procedures.
• Dental residency programs.

• Analytical judgment.
• Supervision.

• Adapt infection control guidelines.
• Diagnose and treat dental problems.
• Follow established protocol.
• Establish and follow up on clinical protocol.