Director of Endodontics

Responsibilities

• Monitor treatment planning, progress, and performance.
• Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques.
• Assist the Patient Care Coordinators in solving patient related problems.
• Review each student's performance in the Endodontic clinic on a regular basis.
• Aids students to establish and reach patient treatment goals.
• Determines individual student needs and related time utilization.
• Aids students in rendering care to patients.
• Demonstrates procedures to students as needed.
• Reports instances of misconduct as appropriate.
• Ensures adequate clinical coverage by approving faculty time away in all clinical practices.
• To ensure calibration and the practice of clinical faculty in:
• Clinical protocols in clinical areas.
• Infection Control Compliance.
• Reviews student activity as required.
• Oversees Clinical Formative and Summative Examination Process.
• Attends periodic meetings with other Directors or Clinical Practice Leaders.
• Possibly membership on the Clinical Policy Committee.
• Possibly membership on the Year 3-4 Student Academic Promotion Review Committee (SAPRC 3-4).
• Stays abreast of faculty operations within the endodontic clinic, ensuring appropriate coverage, administrative support when needed, and resolves clinical issues.

Qualifications

• D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent.
• Certificate of training and educationally qualified from an ADA-accredited specialty program.
• Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New Mexico.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous teaching experience.
• DEA number.
• Board Eligible or Certified.
• A track record of scholarly activity and outstanding patient care, as well as demonstration of or likely commitment to diversity-related teaching/research/service.
• Engagement and familiarity in curriculum development and digital dentistry technology.
• Experience in faculty calibration.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• A high degree of interpersonal competency: Professionalism, diplomacy, judgement and discretion required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop positive and cooperative relationships with students, faculty and colleagues.
• Ability to organize tasks and delegate as necessary.