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Objective:
A responsible and challenging position that will utilize my industry expertise and skill sets and provide opportunities for continued professional growth.
Experience
Dental Care Provider
Dental Group of Rosemont Rosemont, IL, 2005 - Present
- Established and managed newly formed dental practice. Provide general dental care services with specialized clinical focus in full mouth reconstruction including fixed/removable prosthodontics, teeth whitening and smile makeovers.
- Implemented state-of-art procedures and equipment services and conducted personalized patient consultations to explain treatment options and discuss additional preventative care practices.
- Aligned with STAT providing IV sedation to fearful patients
- Successfully executed growth strategies resulting in revenue gains in excess of $500,000.
- Maximized practice revenues to area demographics; presently transitioning patient services to Hare Dental with full retention of patient base.
Dental Care Provider
Dental Health Associates Of Illinois Dekalb, IL 2001 - 2004
- Established and operated largest dental care provider for the State of Illinois with annualized billings of $13,000,000 per year.
- Managed and owned 25 dental office facilities and support staff of 50 dentists and 300 support staff which included regional managers, office supervisors, business assistants, hygienists and dental assistants. Delivered general and specialized dental care services to over 25,000 patients in Illinois.
- Responsible for staff recruitment, retention, and career development. Successfully hired over 100 dentists and support staff members. Partnered with industry experts to deliver team building, motivational, and skill-set seminars to enhance staff expertise, office efficiency, and group profit.
- Provided continuous instruction to group practicing dentists in full mouth reconstruction, root canals and esthetic dentistry.
- Successfully negotiated with insurance companies to create profitable managed care contracts. Implemented state-wide fee service structure to provide sustainable services in a cost contained environment.
- Executed growth and containment initiatives and acquired full fee practices to increase net revenue growth by 20%.
- Successfully transitioned company sale to Heartland Dental Corporation.
Dental Director
Compdent Corporation Atlanta, GA 1997 - 2001
- Assumed management responsibility of 16 dental offices. Supervised 20 dentists and 150 support staff to provide dental care services to over 15,000 patients.
- Successfully provided dental care for the largest managed care dental contract with the State of Illinois.
- Provided on-site management services to each practice facility. Standardize office management systems, reviewed production schedules, and implemented Run-Gun/Have-Fun initiative to encourage inter-network office competition to achieve business growth targets.
- Taught dentists to ask patients if they were happy with their smiles. Instructed/trained dentists in performing esthetic dentistry applications such as lumineers, PJC's, and doing complete smile make overs.
Education
- Board Certifications
- SERB Certification: 2000
- North Carolina Certification: 2000
- NERB certification: 1984
- Insurance Producers License: 2004
- Doctorate Degree in General Dentistry; Clinical Honors 1983 and 1984
Loyola Dental School, Maywood IL 1980-1984
- Bachelor of Science
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1976-1980
Skills:
- Dental Radiology
- Microbiology
- Clinical Practices
- Dental Anatomy & Physiology
- Dental Materials
- Emergencies
