General Dentist, Assistant/Associate/Professor in Residence, Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Dental Medicine [R0134904]

About the role

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) invites applications for General Dentist, Assistant/Associate/Professor in Residence, Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Dental Medicine [R0134904]. Successful candidates will provide comprehensive clinical supervision, oversight, and instruction in the delivery of safe, ethical, and evidence-based patient care by students enrolled in the DMD/DDS predoctoral dental program.

Responsibilities

• Providing chairside supervision to predoctoral dental students in UNLV SDM clinics
• Teaching preclinical, simulation, and clinical general dentistry courses
• Developing, updating, and delivering didactic content, including lectures, seminars, and small-group instruction
• Ensuring integration of contemporary science, clinical innovation, and digital dentistry technologies into educational activities
• Contributing to student assessment, competency evaluations, remediation, and academic support
• Maintaining compliance with CODA standards, OSHA, HIPAA, quality assurance, and institutional policies
• Serving as a professional mentor and role model, demonstrating exemplary clinical skills, professionalism, communication, and patient-centered care

Requirements

• DDS or DMD degree from a CODA-accredited dental school (or equivalent foreign dental degree with appropriate U.S.-based credentialing)
• Current licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of Nevada
• Minimum three (3) years of clinical practice experience in general dentistry OR completion of a GPR/AEGD residency
• Demonstrated experience teaching, supervising, or mentoring dental students, dental residents, or dental teams
• Eligibility to work in the United States

Qualifications

• Strong community orientation, including participation in community outreach, service-learning programs, and other SDM community initiatives
• Engagement in scholarship or research is encouraged and supported
• Service on school and university committees, participation in accreditation and quality-improvement processes, and engagement in faculty development activities
• Optional component includes the ability to maintain and advance clinical skills by treating patients within the UNLV Faculty Dental Practice, in accordance with faculty practice policies

Skills

• Community orientation
• Engagement in scholarship or research
• Service on school and university committees
• Participation in accreditation and quality-improvement processes
• Engagement in faculty development activities
• Ability to treat patients within the UNLV Faculty Dental Practice

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package including:

• Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays
• Excellent health insurance including medical, dental and vision
• Comprehensive retirement plans and voluntary benefits programs
• No state income tax
• Tuition discounts at Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) schools
• Tuition discounts for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents

Pay

Salary competitive with those at similarly situated institutions - contingent upon funding.

Schedule

Works Monday thru Friday, 8am to 5pm at the Shadow Lane Campus.