State of Maryland

A Public Health Dental Program Administrator directs a statewide program promoting preventive dental health and oral health programs and services.  Employees in this classification develops and implements policies, procedures and standards for preventive dental health initiatives and programs and the expansion of existing oral health programs and services.

Employees in this classification receive managerial supervision from a designated higher-level official.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

Develops policies, procedures, standards and guidelines for preventive dental health and oral health programs and services;

Develops protocols such as evidence-based preventive and treatment methodologies for tooth decay, oral cancer and other oral diseases;

Provides consultation to staff in local health departments, professional organizations and consumers with regard to preventive dental health and oral health programs and services;

Evaluates the effectiveness of preventive dental health and oral health programs and services;

Promotes the understanding and acceptance of preventive dental health measures and of best practices in dental health education to local health department staff, professional groups and the public;

Partners with academic, professional and community based providers to advance dental and oral health program initiatives;

Performs other related duties.

Specific educational and experience requirements are set by the agency based on the essential job functions assigned to the position.

Note: Applicants for the classification must be currently licensed as a Dentist with the Maryland Board of Dental Examiners. A photocopy of the license must be attached to the application.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Management Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Management Service positions.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.