Dental Hygiene Clinic Dentist - (Part-Time)

Clinical Dentist will provide dental services, and work with students, clinic instructors, and clinical staff as part of the dental hygiene clinic. A clinical dentist may also be assigned didactic and laboratory instruction as part of the dental hygiene educational program as deemed appropriate by the Program Director.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide dental services.
• Meet budgetary revenue and expense expectations for Clinic operations.
• Train and supervise clinic endeavors of student dental assistant externs working in the dental hygiene clinical practice.
• Oversee radiographic prescription of all required prescriptive and diagnostic services as required by the State Board of Dental Health Care.
• Provide student oversight, clinical evaluation and consultations as determined by the Dental Hygiene Program/Clinical Director and Clinic Coordinators.
• Supervise care during medical emergencies.
• Collaborate with Clinic Assistant, Clinical Director and Program Director regarding dental clinic.
• Provide course and/or laboratory instruction as determined by the Dental Hygiene Program Director.
• Attend scheduled clinical meetings.
• Participate in faculty in-service training.
• Support and communicate with Program / Clinical Director.
• The list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from an accredited institution.
• Current knowledge of the specific subjects taught.
• Licensed or certified by the appropriate agencies as a dentist.
• Three (3) years experience as a dentist preferred.
• Must hold current dental licenses, certifications or other designations as required by local, state or federal laws to work in the field.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, Power Point and dental computer software.
• Any equivalent combination of training, education or experience that meets the minimum qualifications.