DENTIST - PUBLIC HEALTH REGIONAL DENTAL DIRECTOR - 69653

Executive Service

Department of Health

Community Health Services

Jackson, TN

Salary: Minimum: $11,241.00 to Midpoint: $14,604.00

Closing Date: 08/11/2025

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.

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our strategic priorities.

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

Vision: Healthy People, Healthy Communities, Healthy Tennessee

Our Values: Trust Compassion Service Excellence

How you make a difference in this role:

Strategic Priorities: Prevention Access Efficiency Engagement Equity Workforce Excellence Innovation

Job Overview:

Are you passionate about serving the underserved and dream of managing programs that improve the lives of fellow citizens If you are ready to be a leading force in improving the oral health of citizens in Tennessee, we want you as the Regional Dental Director for West region. The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) Regional Dental Director is responsible for the oversight and support of regional oral health services and programs. This position plays a vital role in the Dental Leadership Team within TDH, working with six (6) other regional dental directors statewide

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with other regional, metro, and state leadership to implement improvements in access to care.
• Provide leadership and support to all dental programs, assuring the provision of quality care and supporting clinical operational improvements.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders in evaluating, planning, and implementing initiatives.
• Manage data, reports, and contracts for various programs/initiatives.
• Manage regional dental staff to include assistants, hygienists, and clinical dentists.
• Plan, coordinate, deliver, and manage comprehensive oral health services for uninsured and underinsured adults and children as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• DDS or DMD degree
• Valid and unrestricted Tennessee dental license (or ability to obtain)
• Valid DEA license
• 5 years of clinical dentistry experience Supervisory or management experience

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.