Supervising Dentist & Clinical Mentor Consultant
Whittier Street Health Center
About the Practice
Job Description
$120.00–$150.00 per hour
Independent Consultant
8–10 hours per week
Flexible scheduling
The Opportunity:
Whittier Street Health Center is seeking an experienced Massachusetts-licensed dentist to serve as a Supervising Dentist & Clinical Mentor Consultant. This consulting role provides clinical mentorship, regulatory oversight, and direct patient care while supporting foreign-trained dentists, dental residents, and students practicing within a community health setting.
Working closely with the Director of Dental Services, the consultant will help ensure compliance with Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry (BORID) regulations while promoting high-quality, evidence-based dental care. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician who enjoys teaching, mentoring, and supporting the professional development of dental providers serving diverse and underserved communities.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as the designated clinical mentor and consultant for limited license dentists in accordance with Massachusetts BORID regulations.
Provide clinical consultation, treatment planning guidance, and oversight to support safe, ethical, evidence-based dental care.
Mentor foreign-trained dentists, dental residents, and students through coaching, education, and professional development.
Conduct chart reviews, peer reviews, case discussions, and clinical competency assessments.
Observe clinical procedures and provide constructive feedback to improve clinical performance and patient outcomes.
Ensure compliance with BORID regulations, OSHA standards, CDC infection control guidelines, and Department of Public Health requirements.
Support quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, patient safety, and risk management activities.
Collaborate with the Director of Dental Services on onboarding, competency evaluations, and ongoing clinical development of limited license practitioners.
Assist in maintaining high standards of clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and culturally responsive patient care.
Qualifications:
DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school.
Active, unrestricted Massachusetts dental license.
Current DEA registration (if prescribing controlled substances).
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or the ability to obtain prior to start.
At least 3-5 years of clinical dentistry experience, including significant experience practicing in Massachusetts.
Strong knowledge of Massachusetts BORID regulations governing limited license dentists.
Demonstrated experience mentoring, supervising, coaching, or teaching dentists, residents, students, or other dental professionals.
Experience in public health, community health centers, academic dentistry, or residency training programs strongly preferred.
Experience caring for medically complex and underserved patient populations preferred.
Why Whittier Street Health Center?
At Whittier Street Health Center, we are committed to advancing health equity by delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Boston's diverse communities. We value collaboration, mentorship, continuous learning, and clinical excellence, and we're looking for a consultant who shares our commitment to developing the next generation of dental providers.
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Pay: $120.00 - $150.00 per hour
Benefits:
Flexible schedule
Application Question(s):
How many years of experience have you practiced dentistry in Massachusetts?
Have you supervised, mentored, or clinically overseen dentists, dental residents, dental students, or limited license dentists?
Do you have experience working in a public health or community health center environment?
This is an independent consultant position requiring approximately 8–10 hours per week at our Roxbury, MA location. Are you able to meet this commitment?
License/Certification:
unrestricted Massachusetts dental license (Required)
Work Location: In person
Requirements
• Teaching
• Public health
• Dentistry
• Community health experience
About Whittier Street Health Center
VISION STATEMENT: To serve as the premiere leader in urban healthcare to diverse populations. The leadership and staff of Whittier Street Health Center are diligently working toward the vision of a healthy and thriving community. We realize, however, that this far-reaching goal must be achieved "one family at a time." Collectively, we have committed ourselves to: - Eliminate health disparities (e.g., asthma, CVD, diabetes, obesity, HIV/AIDS). - Move the community from reactive to preventative well-being. - Ensure effective, seamless, and equitable care to community residents. - Provide, and advocate for, equal access to quality services. - Support access to health care as a human right. - Empower all members of the community through education about wellness. - Help facilitate behavior change in the community. - Ensure long-term financial viability, community presence and contribution. MISSION STATEMENT: Provide high quality, reliable, and accessible primary health care and support services for diverse populations to promote wellness and eliminate health and social disparities. CORE VALUES: At the heart of the Whittier organization is a set of core values that permeates our customer service, patient care, and staff interaction. - Best Place to work - Promoting skill development and growth for our employees - Respect for team, patients, and self - Cultural Competency in areas of culture, belief systems and language - Excellence - Community Commitment - Education of staff and community residents - Leadership organizationally and within the healthcare and social services community - Customer-centric - Compassion - Dignity - Trust and Trustworthiness - Professionalism