Lead Dentist

Lead Dentist

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus Included!

*Paid in 5 installments of $2,000 at every 2 months of service*

Are you passionate about advancing clinical excellence, mentoring the next generation of dental professionals, and delivering exceptional, compassionate care to patients with diverse and specialized needs?

Join our team as a Lead Dentist!

Salary Range: $115.00 - $130.00/hour

Benefits & Perks:

• NO weekends, NO on-call, NO evenings
• Option for a 4- or 5-day work week
• Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Agency-paid malpractice/liability insurance
• Agency-paid Continuing Education (CEU) support to help maintain licensure and professional growth
• Participating Employer for NHSC Loan Repayment Program
• Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Casual dress code
• Health, dental & vision insurance options
• Free dental insurance
• Paid Employer sponsored life insurance.
• Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
• Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse also completes
• Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
• Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:

The Baker Victory Dental Center is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered, and affordable dental care to a diverse community, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those with specialized needs. The Lead Dentist provides comprehensive clinical care while supporting the efficiency, safety, and overall clinical excellence of the practice. This role ensures patients receive exceptional oral health services, meet established productivity standards, and contributes to a positive and collaborative clinic environment. In addition to direct patient care, the Lead Dentist provides mentorship, case guidance, and clinical support to associate dentists, Hygienists and Dental Assistants helping uphold evidence-based practices and fostering continuous professional development among the provider team.

Essential Job Duties:

1. Provide comprehensive and periodic examinations, including digital radiographic exposure/diagnosis to patients within the designated clinical settings
2. Diagnosis and referral of oral conditions requiring specialty evaluation
3. Treatment of oral conditions requiring restorative care, extractions, endodontic and prosthetic care as determined by Delineation of Privileges and NYS Practice Act
4. Triage and treatment of emergency situations, as appropriate for the clinical setting
5. Completion of treatment logs, laboratory prescriptions, quality assurance records, and documentation of delivered services
6. Keep accurate and complete patient records
7. Will meet established productivity standards
8. Work directly with all Program Staff on all aspects of operations, both clinical and administrative as needed
9. Participate in all required employee training programs
10. Comply with all federal and state regulations and agency policies pertaining to HIPAA, false claims, whistleblower policies and all others
11. Keep all patient, personnel and business information confidential, access patient information on a need-to-know basis only, discuss confidential information in private areas only and conduct conversations with discretion to protect confidentiality
12. Complete Continuing Education as required for NYS Licensure
13. Provides Dental Administrative staff with needed documentation to ensure credentialing in a timely manner
14. Create positive first impressions for patients by welcoming all patients in a warm, friendly manner, presenting a professional image, and anticipating specific patient needs such as hearing impairments, language barriers and disabilities
15. Treat everyone with respect by putting the patient and family first and respond to the patient's needs in a timely fashion; Model the OLVHS agency values integrity, respect, accountability, and teamwork
16. Communicate compassionately and effectively by taking time to be a good listener, trying to understand the patient's needs and making sure any questions are answered
17. Maintain a safe environment by writing instructions and orders clearly, obtaining a second opinion from one of your colleagues if necessary, asking for assistance, knowing how to use all equipment and treating the equipment well
18. Performs all other job-related duties assigned by supervisor
19. Supervise associate dentists, Hygienists and Dental Assistants in clinical practice
20. Provide mentorship, coaching, and guidance on treatment planning and clinical decision-making
21. Review complex cases and offer clinical support
22. Promote adherence to clinical standards and evidence-based dentistry
23. Support onboarding and training of new dentists
24. Encourage collaboration and communication among dental providers
25. Address clinical questions and provide real-time guidance as needed
26. Participate in provider performance discussions with leadership

Skills:

• Computer skills
• Customer services skills
• Analytical skills

Minimum Education Degree Required: Doctoral Degree in Dental Medicine

Minimum Experience Required: 10 years of clinical experience

License/Registration/Certifications Required:

Active NYS License in Dentistry

DEA license

Additional Requirements:

• MMR Record
• Malpractice insurance

Training Requirements:

• New Hire Orientation

Physical Requirements:

The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions.

The constant physical demand of the position are standing, walking.

The frequent physical demands of the position are sitting, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.

The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.