Part-Time Dentist

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The clinical supervising dentist is responsible for delivering a quality educational experience for dental hygiene students. The major component of teaching is devoted to supervising dental hygiene comprehensive care at the first- and second-year clinical levels and assumes occasional didactic teaching responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure that instruction meets or exceeds standards established by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation.
• Remain in clinic for the duration of all clinical sessions.
• Employ a variety of teaching methods in order to meet the varied learning styles of students.
• Supervise all care/treatment plans developed by students and approved by clinic faculty as outlined in the Texas State Dental Practice Act.
• Administer and grade clinical skills in accordance with course objectives identified in the course syllabus.
• Monitor student performance on a periodic basis and provide feedback to students.
• Follows the dental hygiene policies and procedures and works in partnership with faculty and program director to update as needed.
• Provide consultation on medical histories of new and recall clients.
• Provide consultation and follow-up on clinical percutaneous exposures.
• Authorize sealant placement and any other expanded functions provided by dental hygienist according to state practice act.
• Administer local anesthesia.
• Perform intraoral screenings, recognize oral pathologies and determine need for treatment referrals.
• Prescribe sub-gingival medicaments and other prescription products when indicated.
• Work in partnership with dental hygiene faculty to authorize radiographs to meet patient’s needs.
• Diagnose dental decay from patient radiographs.
• Share information about students' needs, attendance and achievements with the director and other faculty members.
• Assume responsibility for own continuing education by participation in workshops, seminars, regional and/or national meetings.
• Attend regularly scheduled department meetings.
• Participate in trainings, orientations and college-required activities.
• Absorb responsibility for the dental hygiene program accreditation process.
• Responsible for other reasonable related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge and skill in a variety of computer usage and software are required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse professional, community, and student population.
• Possess good organizational and planning skills.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.
• Ability to keep skills and procedural knowledge updated with current technological advances.

Physical Abilities

• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand, and also working with the whole hand in order to handle a variety of medical equipment.
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing medical equipment/monitors; viewing a computer terminal.
• Ability to distinguish colors in order to read medical equipment/monitors/charts, etc.

Required Qualifications

• DDS or DMD degree required.
• Current Texas license to practice professional dentistry required OR current Texas Dental Faculty license.
• Minimum of three years in clinical practice.
• Knowledgeable of current technologies in clinic and appropriate to the area of instruction.
• Possess knowledge of, and demonstrates proficiency in, current concepts in dental hygiene, dental hygiene education, clinical instruction, general dentistry, and clinical practice.
• Willingness to utilize distance learning strategies and latest multi-media technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• College level teaching experience preferred.

Salary

Hourly Pay Rate is $63.46.

Benefits

Marketing Statement By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a part of an organization that offers a supportive, collegial work environment, excellent work/life balance, tuition waiver, participation in a tax deferred retirement plan and more.

Special Instructions

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How To Apply

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Special Notes

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