09/12/14 | Dental Director Opportunity by Carolyn Fetter

Hello, Fellow SAID-ites. I am passing along notice of an opportunity at the Orange Grove Center in Chattanooga. All pertinent information follows. If interested, please use the contact information provided below. See y'all in Raleigh! Director of Dental Services The Orange Grove Center Chattanooga, Tennessee September 2014 The Director of Dental Services provides clinical dental services to patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition to being responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of dental and oral pathologies the Director of Dental Services is responsible for carrying out the strategic plans for growth and development of the program. The Director is supported by both a Dental Assistant and Dental Hygienist. He or she is also responsible for providing chair side educational supervision to rotating dental hygiene students from local community college programs. The Director will also interface with our in house Medical Clinic (staffed by a Nurse Practitioner and supervising physician), and colleagues from the Dept. of Behavioral Management, Physical and Occupational therapy, Speech and Language, Nutrition Dept. and Sensory Dept. The Director will be expected to provide instruction and guidance in home based oral care to direct support professionals. The clinic is open from 8 am – 4 pm Monday thru Friday. There are opportunities for teaching, advocacy, research and engagement with the local dental community. There is a full complement of dental specialists who willingly work with our patients. Full operating room based cases are coordinated with a fully staffed day surgery center. The dental clinic is an open bay format with two chairs, digital X rays, EHR, very upbeat environment. The candidate will be a graduate of a U.S. or Canadian dental school and must obtain an unrestricted Tennessee dental license; and qualify as a provider for various insurance and state/Federal payers. Continuing dental education, paid malpractice, dental association membership fees. Full benefits and competitive salary. Tennessee is a “no-income tax” state, exceptional quality of life, great outdoor recreation opportunities, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, all sports, music festivals, convenient to Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Birmingham. Orange Grove Center was established in 1953 and is one of the nation’s most respected and outstanding community providers of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Contact: Rick Rader, MD, Director of Habilitation Center, email: habctrmd@aol.com, tel 423 493 2936