Dental Director

The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc.; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. seeks a Dental Director to lead the dental program across pediatric, perinatal, adult, and integrated care services in Providence, RI.

The role acts as the clinical authority for standards, quality, supervision, and clinical protocols while maintaining an active patient schedule. You will guide infection control, regulatory compliance, and strategic planning, partnering with Operations and reporting to the Chief Medical Officer to advance community

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD from an accredited school of dentistry.
• Licensed to practice dentistry in Rhode Island.
• Experience in pediatric dentistry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and oversight for the dental program.
• Ensure safe, ethical, evidence-based, patient-centered care across age groups.
• Supervise providers and maintain infection prevention and QA protocols.
• Collaborate with medical leadership and participate in workforce development and regulatory planning.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Provider supervision

Infection prevention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Experience with EHR systems

Education

DDS or DMD

Rhode Island dental license

Tools

Epic

MiPacs

Job description

DENTAL DIRECTOR FOR LARGEST FQHC IN RHODE ISLAND

Join the leadership of a growing dental clinic in the heart of Providence with a dedicated team of 50 professionals including dentists, registered dental hygienists and dental assistants. Providence Community Health Centers is committed to serving a diverse and multicultural patient base from underserved communities across Providence, RI.

Position Summary:

The Dental Director provides clinical leadership and oversight for the organization's dental program, ensuring safe, ethical, evidence-based, and patient-centered oral healthcare across pediatric, perinatal, adult, and integrated care services. This role serves as the primary clinical authority for dental standards, quality assurance, provider supervision, clinical protocols, peer review, infection prevention, and interdisciplinary dental-medical collaboration. The Dental Director maintains an active patient care schedule while guiding workforce development, academic partnerships, regulatory compliance, strategic planning, community oral health initiatives, and providing direct patient care consistent with organizational expectations and clinical privileges. The Dental Director works collaboratively with Operations Director of Dental & Specialty Services, and reports to the Chief Medical Officer.

Essential skills and Qualifications:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), from an accredited school of dentistry
• Licensed to practice dentistry in the state of Rhode Island
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience as a practicing clinician.
• Minimum of three (3) years as senior or director-level management in clinic setting
• Experience in pediatric dentistry preferred.
• Experience in a primary family care setting, familiarity with FQHC operations
• Experience with healthcare information systems, electronic health records, and practice management systems such as Epic and MiPacs.
• Maintains ongoing professional education and certification as mandated by specialty board or state regulation.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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