Dental Director

The Dental Director is responsible for providing overall leadership, direction, and administration of the Tribal Dental Programs in Tucson and Guadalupe. The incumbent in this position has most of the same responsibilities as a Division Director; however, the size and complexity are limited in field and scope.

Department Directors are responsible and accountable for planning and assessment, identifying goals and targets, drafting policies and procedures, providing oversight to implement plans, serving as a liaison, taking ownership of a business process, and ensuring collaboration. The Dental Director is the liaison between Deputy Directors from each site that supervise the dental staff.

The Dental Director provides dental advice and counsel to the Executive Director and the Board of Directors of the corporation. The Director acts as the chief dentist and must be well versed in treating oral pathologies, and performs general dentistry as defined by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners.

Responsibilities :

• Supervise staff, including prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring staff are trained and follow policies and procedures, maintaining a healthy and safe working environment, and making hiring, termination, disciplinary recommendations and implementation.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate departmental policies, procedures, strategies, and goals; maintain, update, and ensure procedural compliance for programs.
• Oversee implementation of plans and programs; monitor practices and procedures for compliance with established guidelines.
• Identifies developmental / training needs and opportunities for dental clinic personnel.
• Evaluates performance of assigned dental clinic personnel.
• Works collaboratively with other health professionals and clinic personnel to establish and maintain standards of care for the community, evaluating on a regular basis. Serves as a dental advisor to the clinic administration and manager regarding the total program and objectives.
• Develops and maintains goals and objectives to facilitate smooth dental operation for assigned dental staff.
• Ensure best routine practices in the application of clinical service areas.
• Advise on dental equipment purchases.
• Perform direct patient dental services; provide all appropriate dental care services, chairside procedures, and disease prevention measures.
• Direct and participate in the preparation of departmental budgets, financial reports, and operational and / or capital improvement budgets; monitor revenues and expenditures; may oversee grant development and proposals.
• Ensure development and delivery of community-based dental health services on the Pascua Yaqui Reservation and outlying Pascua Yaqui Communities as specified in tribal, state, federal, and third-party contracts through the development of direct service programs and through contracts with dental providers located throughout the state and region.
• Investigate and develop potential sources of federal, state, and third-party funding in keeping with the goals of the organization.
• Provides consultation when reviewing dental privileges for contracted dental services.
• Develop patient treatment plans and ensure proper referral of patients for necessary medical evaluation or specialty care if beyond the scope of general dental practice.
• Develop, approve, and implement student educational affiliates that will benefit the Pascua Yaqui Tribe.
• Ensure that patients understand proposed treatment plans.
• Keep management and staff informed about legislative developments and tribal, state, and federal policies and procedures.
• Prepare and / or review complex reports, contracts, grant proposals, and studies; make recommendations on a wide variety of administrative or management policies.
• Participate in health programs and Division Management Team.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of the Health Services Division.

Qualifications :

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM) degree required from a school accredited by the American Dental Association, plus a minimum of five (5) years of experience working in a management capacity in a health care institution or agency. A master's degree in public health is preferred but not required.

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