What are the responsibilities and job description for the DENTIST position at State of Tennessee?
Executive Service
DENTIST
Department of Health
Community Health Services
Cleveland, TN
Minimum Annual Salary: $137,604.00
Closing Date: 11/02/2026
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 Southeast Region of the Tennessee Department of Health provides basic dental care to children and adults in the ten-county region surrounding Hamilton County.
How You Make a Difference in This Role:
This role makes an impact by delivering high-quality patient care, supporting efficient clinic operations, and providing collaborative leadership that strengthens teams and enhances public health outcomes for Tennessee families.
Job Overview:
This position provides essential dental care within the Tennessee Department of Health, delivering high-quality clinical services while supporting efficient clinic operations. The role oversees daily team leadership, quality improvement activities, accurate reporting, and collaborative efforts with regional leaders and community partners. By combining strong clinical practice, effective communication, and coordinated teamwork, this role helps improve public health outcomes for Tennessee families.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide high-quality dental services to children and adults in accordance with TDH guidelines and the Tennessee Dental Practice Act.
Maximize clinical service delivery through effective treatment planning, patient education, and timely referrals while ensuring accurate same day charting.
Lead and supervise the clinical care team daily, ensuring compliance with quality assurance (QA) and quality improvement (QI) standards.
Manage clinic operations by maintaining organized and clean clinical spaces, monitoring supplies, and reporting equipment issues promptly.
Collaborate with regional leadership to monitor productivity, support strategic goals, address personnel issues, and adjust staffing and schedules as needed.
Accurately complete required reporting in systems such as SharePoint and REDCap within designated timeframes.
Build partnerships within the health department and local community, participating in collaborative activities such as screenings, cross-referrals, and health council meetings.
Respond to communications professionally within 24 hours and maintain an updated calendar accessible to leadership and team members.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience: Graduation from an approved school of dentistry.
Necessary Special Qualifications: Valid/current license to practice dentistry in the State of Tennessee.
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.
Salary : $137,604