Our Company is looking for a bright, motivated Director of Hygiene. The Hygiene Director will report directly to the Sr. VP of Specialty and Soft Tissue Management and will work closely with our Clinical Directors and Directors of Operations to ensure financial, operating, and patient care excellence.

This role focuses on creating and maintaining programs and working with hygienists, dentists and office teams to give clinicians tools and education to optimize oral hygiene care delivered to patients.  The Director of Hygiene will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring the following:

-   Periodontal diagnosis and treatment standards of care

-   Soft tissue management clinical culture

-   Hygienist advocacy and communication

-   Training and continuing education opportunities for clinical teams

-   Adjunctive periodontal treatments

-   Retail product strategy

This position requires regular travel to provide face-to-face education and training to clinicians and their teams. Additional training, mentoring, and coaching may be needed using virtual solutions like Microsoft Teams and Zoom.  This position will be a corporate based position when not traveling.  The candidate must have a sound understanding of pertinent clinical metrics and be able to identify opportunities for improvement.  Excellent coaching and development skills are required.  Experience in project management, program creation and post-implementation evaluation are required. 

Our team consists of over 600 professionals and staff at our corporate headquarters in Orange, California and more than 200 dental practice locations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all essential job duties satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities:

• Help to recruit and onboard dental hygienists
• Hygiene days management to build capacity
• Introduce and support best practices to help hygienists continuously improve periodontal management
• Provide clear expectations for dental hygiene coaching and accountability
• Develop KPIs related to hygiene and periodontal diagnosis
• Review hygiene performance and provide targeted training and support where needed
• Identify top hygiene performers for potential leadership and/or mentorship roles
• Deliver training designed to promote quality, patient satisfaction and dental office success
• Work with vendor partners to optimize CE and training opportunities
• Collaborate with the Clinical Leadership Team and work with corporate departments including Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Purchasing, and Operations
• Participate in and adhere to departmental budgets

• Licensed Registered Dental Hygienist
• Regional or enterprise-level role in Hygiene leadership
• Minimum of 5 years Dental Hygiene experience
• Track record of mentorship or teaching experience
• Strong organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and programs and the same time

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Up to 75% of the time.