Lead Dentist

$150,000 - $160,000/Yr

Brighter-Beginnings - Richmond, CA

Full-time - Senior

Richmond, CA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Lead Dentist will provide dental services to assigned patients while supervising clinical staff and overseeing patient care within the dental clinic. This role is crucial in ensuring the delivery of high-quality dental care and maintaining a supportive environment for both staff and patients.

Responsibilities

• Serves as an effective day-to-day leader and role model to the dental clinic's professional and support staff.
• Attend clinic meetings to represent the dental provider perspective and assist in problem-solving and formulation of dental policies and procedures.
• Works with the CEO, COO & CFO to meet dental goals and objectives.
• Assists with the Dental Provider QA and QI programs.
• Maintains full patient appointment schedule in the dental clinic.
• Provides a full range of general dental services within the dentist's defined scope of training.
• Utilizes state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment techniques.
• Refers patients to specialists and relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate.
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of dental technical and support staff as required.
• Follows and guides clinical staff on established departmental policies, protocols, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• Maintains necessary credentialing, licensure, and continuing education requirements.
• Ensure that JCAHO, OSHA, and Dental Association regulations are strictly followed.
• Provides general supervision of dental assistants.
• Attends meetings, as required.
• Commitment to providing dental care to patients of all ages in a medically underserved community.
• Willingness to be flexible in the development of new methods of dental services delivery.
• Ability to deal with sensitive information in a highly confidential manner.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, with patients, families, visitors, co-workers, health care professionals, funders, and other regulatory agencies.
• Works as part of a team.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• See 15 patients per day on average with the health of a Dental Assistant within 6 months of hire.

Requirements

• DDS or DMD from an accredited Dental School required.
• State Controlled Substance certificate and DEA required.
• Current CPR/AED certification.
• Licensed in state to practice Dentistry without limitations required.
• Minimum of three years professional experience preferred.
• Public Health experience preferred.
• Valid California driver's license and proof of auto insurance.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the rationale of appropriate patient care.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships with co-workers and health team members.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, data entry, and use of business email.
• Complete Physical Assessment, and TB test.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance!
• Competitive wages and a friendly environment.
• Two weeks of vacation (increase after 1 year of employment).
• 13 paid holidays.
• Sick leave accrual.
• Optional employee-paid dependent health coverage.
• 403b retirement account with matching.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP).
• HRSA Loan Repayment Program.