Clinical Director of Implants

Aspen Dental; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Dental is seeking a seasoned implant dentistry leader to educate and mentor clinicians, drive implant program adoption, and partner with field leadership to optimize patient care and practice productivity across designated practices. The role emphasizes evidence-based standards, collaborative teamwork, and regional program development.

The candidate brings extensive implant experience, strong communication, and a proven ability to coach others, travel as needed, and improve outcomes for

Qualifications

• Successful completion of dental training from an accredited dental school and DMD/DDS degree.
• Experience with implants, orthodontics/clear aligners, and restorative procedures.
• Minimum 3+ years clinical experience.
• Ability to travel at least 70%.
• Strong ability to coach, mentor, and train others.

Responsibilities

• Educates, trains, and mentors doctors with hands on surgical and implant restorative procedures in office and through learning programs.
• Serves as the primary clinical contact for implant partners and builds essential partnerships.
• Advises dentists on implant treatment plan recommendations based on patient needs.
• Provides in-office and in-region support to doctors and practice teams to maximize patient care and productivity.
• Develops implant-related programs to enhance patient care and business results.
• Assists with implant continuing education program development and regional meetings.
• Participates in Doctor programs and adopts new patient care implant technologies.
• Partners with leadership and HR to establish retention strategies for doctors.
• Monitors revenues and expenditures to meet budgeted profit targets for implant procedures.
• Identifies underperforming practices and collaborates on improvement plans.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer focus

Drive for results

Ethics and values

Vision and purpose

Coaching and mentorship

Communication

Emotional intelligence

Education

DMD or DDS degree

Job description

• Building Effective Teams—Creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; fosters open dialogue; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
• Customer Focus—Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Drive for Results—Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Ethics and Values—Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values.
• Managing Vision and Purpose—Is optimistic; can inspire and motivate vision and sense of core purpose.
  
• Building Organizational Talent – Establishing systems and processes to attract, develop, engage, and retain talented individuals; creating a work environment where people can realize their full potential, thus allowing the organization to meet current and future business challenges.
• Compelling Communication – Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups; communicating in a focused and compelling way that captures and holds others’ attention.
• Emotional Intelligence – Establishing and sustaining trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting one’s own and others’ emotions and behavior in the context of the political environment; leveraging insights to effectively manage one’s own responses and reactions.
• Innovation – Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Leadership Disposition – Attends to the needs and feelings of others to develop effective working relationships; takes a structured approach to managing self and others; exhibits leadership qualities that elicit the trust of others; rapidly learns and applies new job-related information; demonstrates a continuous learning orientation.
  
• Educates, trains, and mentors doctors with hands on surgical and implant restorative procedures both in office and through learning and development programs.
• Serves as the primary clinical contact for division internal and external implant partners and successfully builds, develops and maintains essential partnerships. Actively reviews evidence-based practice standards, dental care advances and recommends incorporating such standards and advances into the dental practice.
• Advices dentists and clinical team members on appropriate implant treatment plan recommendations based on patient unique needs.
• Provides in-office and in-region support to Doctors and Practice teams, emphasizing the highest standard of patient care and practice productivity.
• Develops and implements implant related programs that help Aspen Professionals provide superior patient care, exceptional practice productivity and outstanding business results.
• Assists with implant continuing education program development and presentation both at the regional and national level, including; active participation in regional market development meetings.
• Participates in Doctor programs.
• Supports the evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of new patient care implant technologies.
• Partners with Field Leadership, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and Practice Ownership to establish and monitor and evaluate successful Doctor retention strategies.
• Monitors revenues and expenditures for assigned Practices to assure budgeted profit targets related to implant procedures are met or exceeded.
• Identifies underperforming Practices; partners with Doctors to implement and monitor plans to achieve and exceed operational success
  

Core Competencies

• Building Effective Teams—Creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; fosters open dialogue; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
• Customer Focus—Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Drive for Results—Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Ethics and Values—Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values.
• Managing Vision and Purpose—Is optimistic; can inspire and motivate vision and sense of core purpose.
  

PSC Competencies

• Building Organizational Talent – Establishing systems and processes to attract, develop, engage, and retain talented individuals; creating a work environment where people can realize their full potential, thus allowing the organization to meet current and future business challenges.
• Compelling Communication – Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups; communicating in a focused and compelling way that captures and holds others’ attention.
• Emotional Intelligence – Establishing and sustaining trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting one’s own and others’ emotions and behavior in the context of the political environment; leveraging insights to effectively manage one’s own responses and reactions.
• Innovation – Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Leadership Disposition – Attends to the needs and feelings of others to develop effective working relationships; takes a structured approach to managing self and others; exhibits leadership qualities that elicit the trust of others; rapidly learns and applies new job-related information; demonstrates a continuous learning orientation.
  

Essential Responsibilities

• Educates, trains, and mentors doctors with hands on surgical and implant restorative procedures both in office and through learning and development programs.
• Serves as the primary clinical contact for division internal and external implant partners and successfully builds, develops and maintains essential partnerships. Actively reviews evidence-based practice standards, dental care advances and recommends incorporating such standards and advances into the dental practice.
• Advices dentists and clinical team members on appropriate implant treatment plan recommendations based on patient unique needs.
• Provides in-office and in-region support to Doctors and Practice teams, emphasizing the highest standard of patient care and practice productivity.
• Develops and implements implant related programs that help Aspen Professionals provide superior patient care, exceptional practice productivity and outstanding business results.
• Assists with implant continuing education program development and presentation both at the regional and national level, including; active participation in regional market development meetings.
• Participates in Doctor programs.
• Supports the evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of new patient care implant technologies.
• Partners with Field Leadership, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and Practice Ownership to establish and monitor and evaluate successful Doctor retention strategies.
• Monitors revenues and expenditures for assigned Practices to assure budgeted profit targets related to implant procedures are met or exceeded.
• Identifies underperforming Practices; partners with Doctors to implement and monitor plans to achieve and exceed operational success
  

Requirements & Qualifications

• Successful completion of dental training at a four (4) year, accredited Dental School and received an DMD or DDS degree.
• Experience with implants, orthodontics / clear aligners, and all restorative procedures.
• Relevant advanced education for specialty areas.
• Minimum of 3+ years clinical experience.
• Ability to travel at least 70%.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach, mentor, and train others.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
  

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