Recruitment of a consultant-dentist to the Chaudière-Appalaches Public Health Branch

The Department of Public Health and the Public Health Branch of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de Chaudière-Appalaches wish to recruit a consultant dentist for a position starting on October 1, 2024.

This is a position in the clinical department of health promotion, prevention, and community organization of the Chaudière-Appalaches Public Health Branch.

Description of the expected involvement
Reporting to the CISSS of Chaudière-Appalaches Regional Director of Public Health, and co-managed by the Health Promotion, Prevention, and Community Organization Department Manager, the Public Health Dental Consultant is responsible for deploying the dental component of the 2015-2025 National Public Health Program (MSSS) in all sectors of the Chaudière-Appalaches region.

In particular, he or she may be involved in the following aspects:
· Support for actions proposed in Quebec’s National Public Health Program 2015-2025 (NPHP), the regional public health action plan, particularly actions that relate to the overall development of children and youth and the adoption of a healthy and safe lifestyle, the public dental health strategic action plan, and the public dental health operational action plans for schools and daycare services;
· The development of health promotion or prevention initiatives targeting groups living in vulnerable situations, focusing on specific issues or health determinants.

He or she will act as a consulting dentist by getting involved in:
· Drafting public health positions on public policies that may have an impact on the oral health of the population;
· Efforts to reduce social inequalities in health;
· Population oral health surveillance activities;
· Planning and follow-up activities for public health actions in dental health.

Summary of responsibilities

Specific functions
· Ensure regional coordination, support, implementation, and evaluation of oral health activities of the regional public health action plan;
· Contribute to monitoring indicators and evaluating expected results;
· Providing regional support to dental practitioners and their managers;
· Ensure calibration of dental hygienists for school-based screening of children at risk for pit and fissure sealant needs, for screening of obvious treatment needs;
· Collaborate in supporting external partners;
· Coordinate regional dental public health action plans;
· Support and train local teams of dental practitioners;
· Coordinate regional oral health promotion campaigns;
· Apply the Dental Sealant Program and the Supervised Brushing Program in school and daycare settings;
· Promote fluoridation of drinking water to municipalities;
· Ensuring that we meet our obligations with regard to young people, seniors, and the population, in general;
· Support the implementation of the PQSBHB in CHSLD in collaboration with the Direction SAPA of the CISSS of Chaudière-Appalaches;
· Support the implementation of any new dental health program at the request of the MSSS or the regional director of public health.

Requirements for the offered position
· Have a dental medicine doctorate;
· Be a member in good standing of the Ordre des dentistes du Québec;
· Have a minimum of three years general practice experience;
· Additional graduate training in public health or a related field, and experience in health program development and evaluation would be an asset;
· To become an active member of the Conseil des médecins, dentistes et pharmaciens (CMDP) of the CISSS of Chaudière-Appalaches;
· Be involved in teaching externs and preventive medicine residents, and participate in teaching in his or her team and department;
· Commit to taking additional courses in public health, as required. The content must be agreed with the head of the department;
· Participate in the activities of the public health department of the CISSS of Chaudière-Appalaches.

Desired skills
· Ability to manage complex situations and present leadership qualities in achieving these mandates, as well as in its interactions with community stakeholders;
· Be able to communicate the vision and strategic objectives pursued;
· Demonstrate judgment, openness, flexibility, and fairness;
· Demonstrate interpersonal skills in communication and teamwork;
· Know how to plan and organize based on available activities and resources, while mastering effective processes for implementation.

Required skills
· Excellent command of spoken and written French;
· Excellent ability to synthesize and write scientific documents;
· Good oral communication skills;
· Sense of initiative and responsibility;
· Professional autonomy;
· Ability to work in a team;
· Good knowledge of the Office Suite;
· Good command of spoken and written English would be an asset.

Pay and working conditions
· Fixed-fee or hourly-fee method of remuneration as per the Entente relative à l’assurance maladie between the Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services and the Association des chirurgiens-dentistes du Québec, which is written under the agreement tab of the Dentists' Manual;
· Full-time (35-hour week) or part-time work schedule;
· Support and incentives for additional schooling.

Candidates interested in this position are invited to forward their resume and cover letter by email, no later than Friday, September 20, 2024.