Director Of Dentistry (Midtown And Southwest)

Overview: This position requires a highly responsible professional who will take an active role in administratively planning, coordinating, supervising, and evaluating the activities of Avenue 360’s Dental Department.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Clinically supervises Dental professional staff.
• Has clinical oversight responsibilities regarding OSHA compliance, universal precautions, standards of care, and best practices for dental clinic operations in collaboration with the clinic operations manager.
• Provides overall clinical direction for the dental clinic (s) policies and procedures.
• Has input into patient scheduling and schedule flow.
• Has input into purchasing of supplies and inventory control.
• Public/ Community outreach.
• Develops long range planning and future goals via strategic planning participation.
• Assists in grant writing and budget development.
• Coordinates clinical research projects, if applicable.
• Lectures locally, nationally, and internationally as needed or requested.
• Required to maintain confidentiality for patients and patients' records.
• Oversees preparation of agenda and materials for Clinic Dental committees.
• Examines, diagnoses, and treats patients.
• Completes all EMR required fields after each visit including the e-signing of notes.
• Provides quality dental care according to Avenue 360 Health and Wellness’ standards on quality assurance.
• Acts as primary consultant on all dental cases referred by other staff.
• Maintains State of Texas license.
• Performs all duties as per state license.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein or prescribed by the CMO.
Participates in quality assurance, quality management, and compliance and performance improvement initiatives.

Education, Experience, Licensure/Certification and Skills/Abilities Related Requirements:

• Ability to make professional and administrative decisions within the framework of agency rules and policies.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Must be in possession of a valid license to practiced dentistry in the State of Texas.
• Have a thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of Dentistry commensurate with his/her training.
• Demonstrate a special interest in the area of community medicine.
• Ability to relate to culturally diverse patients and community.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of Dental experience preferred.

Continuing Education and Training Requirements:

Participates in trainings required by the funding source and/or as required by licensure.