Dental Operations Leader: Boost Clinic Performance

Peak Dental Group; Fort McMurray; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full-time, permanent position

Growth opportunities

Support from senior leadership

Meaningful impact on a practice

Job summary

Fort McMurray Smiles seeks an experienced Dental Operations Manager to lead busy dental practices, owning daily operations, driving performance, and building a high-performing team.

This hands-on leader coaches both administrative and clinical staff, optimizes scheduling and workflows, and partners with senior leadership to improve profitability and patient care. A mature professional with strong communication and problem-solving is essential, with experience in dental software such as ClearDent.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of dental industry experience.
• Experience in dental office management or supervision preferred.
• Strong knowledge of dental operations, scheduling, insurance, billing, and treatment coordination.
• Proven leadership, organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to handle performance conversations and accountability.
• Familiarity with dental software such as ClearDent.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily clinic operations ensuring efficiency and patient care.
• Lead, coach, and hold administrative and clinical team members accountable.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, employee performance, and operational workflows.
• Monitor production, collections, treatment acceptance, and KPIs.
• Improve scheduling efficiency, patient retention and practice profitability.
• Address patient and employee concerns professionally and effectively.
• Work with senior leadership to implement operational improvements and achieve goals.

Skills

Dental operations

Leadership

Scheduling & workflow

Performance management

Dental software

Problem solving

Tools

ClearDent

Job description

Fort McMurray Smiles seeks an experienced Dental Operations Manager to lead busy dental practices, owning daily operations, driving performance, and building a high-performing team.

This hands-on leader coaches both administrative and clinical staff, optimizes scheduling and workflows, and partners with senior leadership to improve profitability and patient care. A mature professional with strong communication and problem-solving is essential, with experience in dental software such as ClearDent.