DENTIST - 80445

State of Tennessee; Utah; On-site; USD 123,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is recruiting a Dentist for the Sevier County Health Department to serve uninsured and TennCare adults and children. This is a full-time position with no weekends or on-call rotations, supported by staff to handle scheduling, billing, and claims.

The role requires Tennessee licensure (DDS or DMD) and an unrestricted DEA license, with strong clinical skills and adaptability to new electronic dental and medical record systems.

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD licensure in Tennessee is required.
• Unrestricted DEA license is required.
• Self-directed problem solver with excellent clinical skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments and new electronic dental/medical record systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical dental services to prevent or eliminate dental disease.
• Facilitate onboarding, training and continuing education of assigned staff.
• Utilize quality improvement methods to ensure clinic efficiency and patient flow.
• Analyze monthly productivity reports to identify issues or improvements.
• Monitor clinical productivity and review other clinical reports regularly.
• Coach, mentor and develop others to improve knowledge and skills.
• Supervise local dental care staff and perform supervisory duties.
• Ensure compliance with Tennessee Board of Dentistry and TDH health regulations.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Education

DDS or DMD licensure in TN

Job description

Executive Service

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

DENTIST | Department of Health | Community Health Services | Sevierville, TN | Minimum Annual Salary: $136,236.00 | Closing Date: 09/21/2026

Who We Are And What We Do

TDH incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision, and address our two strategic priorities of prevention and access.

Mission: Protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of all people in Tennessee.

Strategic Priorities

How You Make a Difference in This Role:

Prevention

• Support Local Leadership
• Decrease Youth Obesity
• Decrease Tobacco Use
• Decrease Substance Misuse
• Prevent and Mitigate Adverse Childhood Experiences

Job Overview

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is currently recruiting for a Dentist. A full-time position is available at the Sevier County Health Department for a dentist serving uninsured and TennCare adults and children. No weekends or on-call rotations. Full support staff to administer scheduling, billing, and claims.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Clinical dental services to patients to prevent or eliminate dental disease.
• Facilitate onboarding, training and continuing education of assigned staff and their work.
• Utilize quality improvement methods to ensure and maintain efficient and effective clinic processes, including patient flow.
• Analyze monthly productivity reports to identify issues or areas of improvement.
• Monitor clinical productivity and review other clinical reports on a regular basis.
• Identifying the developmental needs of others, coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Supervise local dental care staff, including supervisory administrative duties and performance management activities.
• Ensure compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry and the Tennessee Department of Health Essential to the control of preventable diseases and maintenance of dental health.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) dental licensure in the State of Tennessee is required. Unrestricted DEA license is required. Candidate should be a self-directed problem solver possessing excellent clinical skills and significant clinical mentoring experience. Candidate must be a quick learner, have strong computer skills and have the ability to adapt to constantly changing environments, including new electronic dental and medical record systems.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.