Registrar, New Brunswick Dental Society

Fredericton, NB

The New Brunswick Dental Society is seeking an analytical and dynamic individual to take on the role of Registrar.

The Organization

The New Brunswick Dental Society (NBDS) exists to promote professional growth, high ethical standards and quality care giving through communication, education, and regulation of dentistry in New Brunswick. A caring and dynamic organization, they maintain a directory of dentists, dental specialists, and dental assistants practicing in the province and receive and investigate public complaints regarding dental care. Their mission is to protect the public by advancing and regulating the profession of dentistry.

The Role

Reporting to the Board, the Registrar works in a dynamic and complex context, bringing strategic and innovative lenses to regulation and licensure of the field of dentistry. While the Executive Director is responsible for the advocacy and representation of dentistry in New Brunswick, the Registrar is responsible for protecting the integrity and credibility of the profession of dentistry by developing standards and policies that outline professional obligations and providing guidance in adhering to federal and provincial legislation, by-laws, standards, and guidelines. They provide overall management and oversight, supporting overall organization of NBDS, its members and public through ensuring excellence in process management related to licensing and compliance.

Working in partnership with the Executive Director and the Board in its governance role, the Registrar provides regulatory oversight, strategic review of professional standards and guidelines and public complaint response and mediation. As a proactive policy and process steward, the Registrar ensures the Board has a quality assurance program that includes professional development and promotes continuing competence and quality improvement.

Key areas of oversight and responsibility:

Strategic Leadership and Governance – Provides leadership and direction to the Registrar’s office staff and works with the Board to ensure alignment with its vision, mission, core values, and delivery of strategic priorities and objectives.

Licensing and Regulatory Compliance – Accountable for all operational aspects of dentist, dental specialist, and dental assistant licensing, and acts as a resource to regulatory committees.

Complaint Management and Reporting – Manages public response and oversees processes for complaints, including establishing when legal counsel is needed. Provides regular reports on complaints data to the Board.

Networking and Education – Proactively networks provincially and nationally with other health care regulators to identify trends, best practices, and issues, and leads efforts to educate and promote awareness of emerging regulatory issues and dental health among dentists and the public.

The Next Registrar

As the ideal candidate for the Registrar, you are an ethical and analytical leader who will bring a strategic approach to professional regulating and licensure. As a seasoned professional you will ensure a professional and objective relationship with our members and the public. You should possess significant practical leadership experience, as well as proven success in stewarding compliance in accordance with the policies and procedures of an organization. You excel at building relationships with a variety of stakeholders; have a broad knowledge of dentistry policies and best practices; and the role of health care regulation. You have knowledge of natural or administrative justice approaches and your superior communication skills allow you to effectively explain complex concepts to laypeople. Energy, integrity, empathy, and vision are all trademarks of your leadership. You are skilled at fostering broad awareness of complex issues, building consensus, and executing on your vision.

Qualifications and Experience

· A Masters degree or equivalent experience.

· 5-7 years of experience in dentistry, law, or as a senior leader within a dynamic professional organization, with experience working with engaged boards, with regulatory issues, and with skills in designing and overseeing policy and procedures.

· Demonstrated skill in government relations, policy development, data analysis and strategic planning.

· Ability to create educational campaigns that build awareness and understanding of complex issues or processes.

· Proficiency in both French and English is strongly preferred.

· Experience with volunteer boards and not-for-profit governance models is an asset.

Skills and Attributes

• An analytical thinker who studies all sides of an issue before making an interpretation or decision.
• A down-to-earth, optimistic leader with empathy, kindness, and integrity.
• An exceptional relationship-builder, capable of garnering long-term trust with people.
• Decisiveness combined with a facilitative style and the ability to effectively explain decisions.
• A spirit of continuous improvement – striving to innovate and seeing possibilities where others see problems.
• Superior organizational skills and the capacity to balance multiple priorities.

New Brunswick Dental Society will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that considers an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process, please contact KBRS. New Brunswick Dental Society is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including Indigenous peoples, women, people of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, visible minorities, and racialized people; and people with disabilities.If you are interested in this opportunity, contact Michelle Doyle at [email protected], or Dr. Jennie Massey at [email protected] or submit your full application package online at: https://www.kbrs.ca/Career/17968