Director of Dental Services

The Dental Director is responsible for administering, maintaining and expanding a program of primary and preventive dental care in community health center settings. The Dental Director supervises the dental staff of all community health centers. The Dental Director provides dental advice and counsel to the CEO.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Accrued per pay
• Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability)
• Paid Holidays – 7 paid holidays
• 403b Retirement with up to 8% match (starts at 3% and increases with time of service at HPWO
• Annual Reviews and Increases
• Mileage Reimbursement – Work related travel
• Employee Assistance Program
• Referral Bonus – Earn more by expanding our team
• Eligible to apply for the Emerging Leaders Program after 1 year of service
• FTCA Malpractice Coverage

• Graduate of an accredited dental school is required.
• Completion of an accredited general practice residency program is preferred.

CPR-BLS (Basic Life support) required

• Knowledge of public health principles and practices

• Minimum of five years clinical experience is preferred.

• Ability to maintain appropriate clinical privileges is required.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Administrative, Management, Quality Improvement, and Budget development experience
• Ability to work with a culturally-diverse staff and patient population
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with HPWO management and medical staff member

• Embraces an active and healthy lifestyle including smoke-free living, stress reduction, exercise, work/life balance and healthy dietary choices.
• Participates in and promotes health and wellness activities within the organization.
• Supports a patient-centered healthcare home where the patient-provider relationship is encouraged, with an emphasis on coordination of care and the establishment of a long-term healing relationship.
• Supports open patient access to and coordination of care that is supported by information technology.
• Promotes effective and appropriate use of integrated health services at Health Partners as part of a “Patient Centered Medical Home” (PCMH) model of care.
• Leads dental team in the examination of individuals requesting care, diagnoses their dental/oral conditions, prescribes and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental/oral treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.
• Leads dental team in the documentation of patient-dentist transactions as they occur in the patient’s dental record so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided. In addition, the Dental Director shall complete referrals, data collections instruments, and other records or paper work as shall be required from time to time by the Health Center.
• Educates the organization’s dental team in the nature of oral health related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.
• Serves as Lutheran Medical Center Dental Residency Director.
• Supervises school based dental sealant program.
• Works collaboratively with the COO and Center Directors to assure dental support team is functioning effectively.
• Serves as Chair of the Dental Quality Improvement Committee, and other health center committees as assigned.
• Prepares and submits monthly written reports on Dental Department issues, concerns, program status, initiatives, and progresses to the CEO. Prepares specific reports as requested by Health Partners' Chief Executive Officer.
• Assists in the provision of continuing education, on-the-job training, and the orientation of community health center staff as requested.
• Designs, develops, and implements appropriate Dental Department policies, procedures, and protocols which are in compliance with the most current accepted professional standards.
• Assists in the provision of technical assistance and health education to the community as requested.
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