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Exceptional opportunity for a junior or mid-career, surgically skilled clinician with emerging leadership abilities to help build and shape a high-impact, quaternary-level oral and maxillofacial surgical practice within UCLA's world-class academic health system.

The Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the UCLA School of Dentistry seeks a dynamic oral and maxillofacial surgeon with a passion for surgical innovation, clinical operations, and multidisciplinary care delivery. As Clinic Director, you will be empowered to expand the full surgical scope of the OMS service, architect advanced care models, and shape the future of quaternary surgical practice within a collaborative, research-intensive environment.

The Clinic Director will provide strategic and operational leadership for the OMS clinic, overseeing day-to-day management, optimizing clinical workflows, and advancing the clinic’s educational mission. The incumbent will expand the clinic’s surgical volume and procedural scope, introduce high-complexity services, and drive revenue growth through operational excellence and innovation. The role integrates clinical service, teaching, and quality improvement, with a strong emphasis on patient access, staff productivity, and educational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:
• Oversee and streamline clinic operations to enhance patient access, throughput, and satisfaction
• Expand surgical services, with emphasis on high-complexity, high-value procedures
• Drive revenue growth through improved billing, resource efficiency, and financial stewardship
• Integrate clinical operations with OMS residency and dental student training
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and implement innovative care models (e.g., telehealth, multidisciplinary pathways)
• Ensure compliance with institutional policies, regulatory standards, and risk management protocols
• Collaborate with faculty, residents, staff, and UCLA Health leadership

Ideal Background & Qualifications:
• DDS/DMD from a CODA-accredited OMS residency (4- or 6-year program)
• Board eligible/certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Eligible for California medical/dental licensure and DEA certification
• Medical degree and/or fellowship training preferred, but not required
• Demonstrated interest in clinical operations, patient access, or quality improvement
• Experience engaging with dental students or junior trainees

Clinical and Academic Profile:
• Expertise in dentoalveolar surgery, implantology, TMJ disorders, dentofacial deformities, maxillofacial trauma, pathology management
• Advanced skills in craniofacial reconstruction, microvascular reconstruction, complex trauma, and cosmetic maxillofacial surgery welcomed
• Growth-oriented experience in ambulatory anesthesia, telehealth, and collaborative care models

Compensation

Minimum base salary range $186,400 - $252,800 with eligibility for additional compensation under the health sciences compensation plan

The compensation model rewards both personal surgical productivity and system-level success, with clear incentives for operational excellence, service expansion, and the development of a premier quaternary surgical practice.

UCLA seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and the names and contact information for three professional references via UCLA Recruit (https://recruit.apop.ucla.edu/JPF10566).

For further questions please reach out to Meg Malasarte Academic Personnel Director (mmalasarte@dentistry.ucla.edu).
 

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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