Dental Hygiene Director

Star Dental Partners (SDP) is seeking a Dental Hygiene Director to join our collaborative and fast-paced team. This position will play a key role in the success of the organization as we continue to scale and grow. Reporting to the Chief Clinical Officer, this role will play a critical role in the development of standardized clinical protocols, continuing education, AI implementation & adoption, and recruitment efforts.  

As the Dental Hygiene Director, you will partner closely with the Star Dental Partners Clinical Advisory Board members providing clinical guidance and support for our more than 300 hygienists across more than ten states. As a newly created role, this position signals the continuing growth of the Star Dental Partners footprint now with 137 partner practices.

Candidates with prior experience within a DSO environment as a hygiene director are highly preferred.

Star Dental Partners offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Robust Compensation including:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Annual Bonus Opportunity
  • Incentive Equity
  • Co-Investment Opportunity
• Paid Time Off (PTO) as well as Company Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid  Basic Employee Life & AD&D insurance
• Paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and their household
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (BCBS)
• Voluntary Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Accidental Injury, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity plans with wellness incentives
• Pet Insurance
• 401k (Pre-Tax & Roth employee participation)

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

The Dental Hygiene Director will support Star’s mission and strategic priorities, with specific focus on the following areas:

• Promote SDP’s Standard of Care across the organization in partnership with the Chief Clinical Officer
• Optimize and promote the implementation and use of clinical AI technology
• Support hygienist recruiting, on-boarding and retention efforts
• Facilitate hygienist CE, training and professional development programs
• Implement hygiene-focused clinical protocols in partnership with SDP’s Dental Advisory Board
• Other projects and areas of support as business needs arise

• Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years experience in a multi-site DSO environment as a hygiene director
• Minimum 2 years experience chairside as a practicing hygienist 
• Highly organized and detail-oriented work ethic
• Ability to work collaboratively with all team members, both at the practice level and Support Center
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and works well under pressure
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented, with the initiative to work independently
• Strong ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates integrity, responsibility, accountability, and a high level of professionalism
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)
• Ability to travel frequently, (50) fifty percent or more
• Located in the southeast or mid-atlantic (TX,LA,TN,GA,SC,NC,MD,VA,FL preferred) with proximity to a major airport

Star Dental Partners (Star) is a private equity-backed Dental Support Organization (DSO) that acquires, partners with, and supports leading dentists and dental practices throughout the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States with their non-clinical business challenges. Star’s mission is “to improve the lives of dentists”, and we achieve this by providing industry-proven non-clinical administrative support services to our partner dentists.

Specifically, the Star team assists dentists with human resources, marketing, recruiting, payor optimization, compliance, payroll, and revenue cycle management support. With the benefits of scale and experience from professional management, partner dentists and their staff are free to focus their attention on the clinical side of the business. Please visit www.StarDentalPartners.com for more information.

Star Dental Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.