PRIMARY FUNCTION

The Dental Director serves as the chief clinical officer for White House Clinics’ dental division. A member of the organization’s executive leadership team, the Dental Director maintains responsibility for the quality of services delivered by dental clinicians and for the clinical outcomes of the division. Additionally, the Director represents the perspective of oral health clinicians in organizational decisions and provides insight on topics related to the oral health needs of patients and the communities served by White House Clinics. The position also requires 30 hours per week of clinical practice where the Dental Director will provide primary dental care in a community health center setting.
This job description serves as a supplement to the Dentist’s clinical job description and benefits.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Education - Completion of accredited D.M.D. or D.D.S. Program
Minimum Work Experience - Minimum three years of experience in a public health dental setting.
Required License - Full, unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

QUALIFICATIONS

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate skill in exercising a high degree of initiative, judgment, and discretion and must be able to analyze situations accurately and take effective action while establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a diverse group of individuals with various degrees of training/education. Adept at planning and organization to prioritize activities and meet deadlines. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing to a varied audience; in particular the ability to lead groups to shared consensus and the ability to effectively communicate performance improvement needs. Skill in policy and process development. Preference will be given to candidates with previous leadership experience.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Frequent travel between clinics; some long distance travel for conferences, etc.

Please refer the Job description for details