Associate Director of Dental Services

American Association of Public Health Dentistry; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and long

Disability insurance

403b Savings Plan

Paid time off + holidays

CE stipend

Job summary

Harbor Health seeks an Associate Director of Dental Services to join our Dental Leadership Team in MA. The role combines clinical practice with administrative leadership across multiple dental locations, including Dorchester and Plymouth, and may require travel between sites.

The position emphasizes clinical oversight, supervision of staff, budget management, and active participation in quality improvement and policy development, while also practicing dentistry part of the time.

Qualifications

• DMD or DDS degree from an accredited college/university and fully licensed.
• Master of Public Health preferred.
• Current Massachusetts Dental License, DEA, MCSR, and BLS for Healthcare Providers.
• 3+ years as a dentist with at least 1 year in supervision/management.
• Residency may substitute for 2 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, comprehensive dental care to patients.
• Supervise Licensed Dentists, Hygienists, and other staff as assigned.
• Act as Dental Director in their absence where applicable.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and policy development.
• Assist with department budget management and resource planning.
• Support timely resolution of patient concerns.

Skills

Patient care

Leadership

Budget management

Quality improvement

Policy development

Education

DMD/DDS degree

Master of Public Health preferred

Tools

EPIC/OCHIN

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Harbor Health is seeking a talented Associate Director of Dental Services to join our Dental Leadership Team.

Harbor Health operates 4 Dental Clinics located in Boston, Plymouth, Hyannis and Dennis, MA (Geiger Gibson Community Health Center, Harbor Community Health Center-Plymouth, Ellen Jones Community Dental Center and Harbor Community Health Center-Hyannis.)

This position will be based out of our Dorchester (250 Mt. Vernon Street) and Plymouth (10 Cordage Park Circle), MA Dental location and will oversee those locations.

Harbor Health offers an excellent, comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life, & Disability insurance, 403b Savings Plan, Generous Paid Time Off plus 11 additional Holidays and much more!

Other Provider Benefits Include

• Reimbursement for renewal costs of licenses and Basic Life Support Training
• Continuing Medical Education Stipend of up to $2500 and 5 days of leave per year
• Harbor Health Services is qualified for Federal and State Loan Repayment Programs!
• 25 days of PTO to start with 11 additional paid Holidays annually and much more!

Role

The Associate Director of Dental Services works with the Director of Dental Services to provide clinical leadership and administrative support to the HHSI Dental team. The Associate Director spends approximately half of their work time as a practicing dentist and may practice in both the Community Health Centers and Elder Service Plan/PACE programs. Administratively, the Associate Director works in concert with the Dental leadership team to manage and develop the dental practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct, comprehensive Dental care to patients.
• Assists in the supervision of Limited Licensed Dentists, Hygienists, and other clinical staff as assigned; including Residents and students.
• Serves as the acting Dental Director per regulations, in the absence of the Director of Dental Services.
• Provides feedback and collaboration on department quality improvement initiatives, policy and protocol development, strategic planning.
• Champions the clinical peer review process.
• Supports the management of the department budget.
• Aids in the timely resolution of patient concerns.
• Completes review of clinical training for new provider-level clinical staff.
• Conducts clinical audits as assigned.
• May represent the dental department on assigned committees or advocacy groups as assigned by the Executive Director.
• During emergency operations may be required to report to and/or remain at work.

Requirements

• DMD or DDS degree from an accredited college or university, fully licensed
• Master of Public Health preferred
• Current Massachusetts (Full) Dental License, Current DEA, Current MCSR, current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS) required
• 3 or more years as a dentist with at least one year in a supervisor/management role
• A completed residency may substitute for 2 years of experience
• Knowledge of electronic dental practice systems, EPIC/OCHIN desired
• Experience with dental coding and billing practices
• Proven knowledge of budgets and accounting
• Proven training capabilities
• Basic to intermediate skills with Microsoft Office 365 particularly: Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams
• Must be able to travel in a timely manner between Harbor Health sites

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement.

When determining actual base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, years of relevant experience, education, training, and other factors as permissible by law). As such, most offers will not be at the top of the salary range.