Apply to Serve on the Dental Quality Assurance Commission by March 30
The Department of Health, Health Systems Quality Assurance, is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the Dental Quality Assurance Commission (commission). We have upcoming vacancies for dentist positions. We are looking for public-spirited people willing to study the issues and to make decisions in the public’s best interest.
We seek diversity in board and commission members. We recognize the value variety brings in understanding and serving the people of Washington State. We seek candidates with diverse backgrounds, those who provide geographic representation throughout the state, and those whom may be a dental specialist such as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, periodontist, pediatric dentist, endodontist, and all other dental specialists.
The commission consists of 16 members appointed by the Governor. Membership is as follows: Members must be citizens of the United States and residents of this state. Dentist members must be licensed dentists in the active practice of dentistry for a period of five years before appointment. Of the twelve dentists appointed to the commission, at least four must reside and engage in the active practice of dentistry east of the summit of the Cascade mountain range. Public members of the commission may not be a member of any other health care licensing board or commission, or have a fiduciary obligation to a facility rendering health services regulated by the commission, or have a material or financial interest in the rendering of health services regulated by the commission.
The commission meets about eight times a year. Historically, meetings have been scheduled on a Friday in the months of January, March, April, June, July, September, October, and December. The commission operates under legislative mandate to protect the health and safety of the public, and to promote the welfare of the state by regulating the competency and quality of health care providers under its jurisdiction.
If you are interested in applying for an appointment to the commission, please go to Governor’s website and complete the application online at: https://www.governor.wa.gov/boards-commissions/boards-commissions/apply-serve-board-or-commission.
Applications, along with a current resume must be submitted by March 30, 2022.
Please visit our web page for information about commission membership and time commitment.
