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COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Dental Director
REPORTS TO: Executive Director
Position Summary:
A full time, non-exempt position responsible for administering, maintaining and
expanding a program of primary (and in selected instances, secondary care) and
preventive dental care in a community health center setting. The Dental Director
supervises the dental staff of the community health center and represents the dental staff
to the Executive Director. The Dental Director provides dental advice and counsel to the
Executive Director and the Board of Directors of the corporation.
Essential Functions:
1. Examines 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.
2. Records 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 works as shall be required from time to time by the corporation.
3. Educates individuals in the nature of oral health related conditions and in the
general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.
4. Serves on the dental staff and other center committees as assigned. Serves as
Chair of the Dental Department’s PI committee and Peer Review Committee.
5. Prepares and submits monthly written reports on Dental Department issues,
concerns, program status, initiatives, and progress to the Clinical Director for
submission to the Executive Director and the Board of Directors. Prepares
specific reports as requested by the community health center’s Executive
Director.
6. Assists in the provision of continuing education, on-the-job training, and the
orientation of community health center staff as requested.
7. Designs, develops, and implements appropriate Dental Department policies,
protocols and procedures which are in compliance with the most current accepted
professional standards.