Clinical Assistant /Associate Professor

EXEMPT Full-time position, 4 days per week, 52 weeks per year. Teacher-clinician track role at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, Sacramento Campus. The university prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion in policy and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Didactic, pre-clinical, and clinical teaching to dental students (lecture, block rotation, elective course).
• Supervise students providing clinical care of patients in the Sacramento clinic.
• Provide academic advisement and guidance to dental students.
• Participate in Personalized Instructional Programs and student research projects.
• Provide emergency care to patients as needed.
• Provide elective oral and maxillofacial surgery services beyond the scope of the predoctoral student program (e.g., dental implants, wisdom teeth, sedation) to clinic patients.
• Provide elective and emergency oral and maxillofacial surgery services in Pacific Sacramento Ambulatory Surgery Center.
• Option to participate in faculty practice plan.
• Serve the dental school and professional community through committees, interprofessional programs, school-wide activities, and local & regional professional organizations.

Requirements

Knowledge of:

• Curriculum management as it relates to oral and maxillofacial surgery.
• Current, evidence-based clinical practice.

Ability To:

• Promote the dental school mission, vision, and core values.
• Lead and function in an active change environment.
• Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, residents, and students via email, texts, one-on-one conversations, small and large meetings, and lectures.
• Maintain professional composure and demeanor at all times.
• Listen, follow, collaborate, negotiate, compromise, direct, delegate, refer, and think critically.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of practice experience.

Education & Licenses:

• DDS/DMD from an ADA-accredited school of dentistry or equivalent.
• Completion of an advanced education program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Current advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) certification.
• Licensed or licensure eligible in California.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Competency-based education and assessment methodology.
• Modern pedagogical concepts and application in health professions education.
• Trends in oral health and oral health education.
• Dental accreditation standards and processes.

Ability To:

• Inspire excellence and promote innovation.

Experience:

• Previous experience in an academic setting preferred.
• Previous experience in hospital and/or ambulatory surgery center is preferred.

Licenses/Education:

• Board certification is highly desired.

Other:

• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

Working Conditions

• Position requires coordination of a variety of responsible duties in stressful non-clinical and clinical situations.
• Significant contact with staff, students, residents, patients and their families, employers, physicians, hospital team members, and other healthcare community members.

Physical Requirements

• Work performed is primarily general office/administrative/direct patient care with frequent use of computer keyboard and phone.
• Requires sitting, standing, bending, and walking.
• Occasional lifting of up to 15 lbs should be anticipated.

Schedule

4 days per week, 52 weeks per year.