Assistant / Associate / Professor and Director - Dental Hygiene - School of Dentistry

About the role

The VCU School of Dentistry, Department of General Practice, Division of Dental Hygiene seeks a full‑time faculty member to serve as Director of the Dental Hygiene Program. The School of Dentistry’s mission is to educate practitioners capable of meeting the general oral health needs of the communities they serve, integrating research, patient care, leadership in dental education, and collaboration with VCU and VCU Health System. As the only dental hygiene program housed within a dental school in Virginia, students train in integrated clinical settings alongside DDS students and faculty from dental hygiene, dentistry, and specialty areas. The school is located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, and is one of the oldest dental schools in the United States (founded 1893), affiliated with an academic medical center.

Responsibilities

• Inspire student success, provide strong academic leadership, promote innovation and faculty achievement, and foster educational inclusiveness.
• Ensure fulfillment of educational goals and objectives.
• Ensure program compliance through accreditation by the Committee on Dental Accreditation (CODA).
• Hold authority and responsibility for all administrative functions of the program.
• Supervise program faculty and students in a collaborative environment.
• Serve as liaison with the School of Dentistry administration and report directly to the Department Chair.
• Provide didactic, preclinical, and clinical instruction for undergraduate and pre‑doctoral students.
• Participate in student advising, committee assignments, and scholarly activities.
• Serve as Chair of Dental Hygiene Admissions, facilitating recruitment and retention of a diverse student body.
• Provide continuing education offerings to healthcare professionals.
• Coordinate program assessment activities on an annual basis.
• Faculty supervision: direct coordination, recruitment of faculty including schedules, teaching assignments, and evaluation.
• Curriculum: provide leadership for program curriculum development, evaluation, and revision to ensure student success.
• Assess program mission and goals, ensuring alignment with school