Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor (Prosthodontics)Primary Purpose:
Reporting to the Chair of the Preventative and Restorative Dentistry Department, faculty at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, engage in teaching in various formats, including didactic, simulation, and clinical activities, scholarship, research, and service. The successful candidate will oversee didactic, simulated, and clinical student learning experiences in the discipline and engage in all the activities listed above.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.
Essential Functions: Teaching: Deliver lectures, seminars, preclinical simulation laboratory teaching, clinical teaching, and computer-based individualized instruction to support the Preventive and Restorative Department's pre-clinical and clinical courses.Curriculum Design and Course Directorship: Become a course director, design, lead, and manage courses; contribute to curriculum design including integration with the various Helix strands in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Digital Dentistry; utilize outcomes assessment, including student and peer evaluation, to improve curricular content and presentation; assist in setting standards of care for our Dugoni School of Dentistry student clinic.Patient Care: Work in the Dugoni School of Dentistry clinics supervising student care of patients, in all aspects of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics; assist in the calibration and development of faculty in the pre-clinical and clinical areas.Research/Scholarship: Build research endeavors in which you are genuinely interested; demonstrate effort in scholarly publications and presentations; demonstrate effort in obtaining extramural funding; take part in laboratory and/or clinical research projects, sample collection, and other scholarly activities.Collaboration and Service: Engage broadly in other school, university, professional, and community service opportunities; engage in National and International collaborations and activities.Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge of: Dental school educational processes; modern Prosthodontic and Restorative didactic and techniques; dental materials and emerging digital applications to clinical restorative treatment.Ability to: Produce professional written reports and correspondence.Experience: Experience in all Restorative and Prosthodontic clinical procedures; minimum three years of clinical/educational experience; substantial experience in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, implant dentistry, and digital technology.Education: DDS / DMD or international equivalent; board certified/board eligible in Prosthodontics in California (preferred) or equivalent; valid CPR certification.Licenses: Hold or be eligible for a California Dental License.Working Conditions: Position is full-time, 4 days per week; requires attendance to weekend/evening events and meetings.Preferred Qualifications: Ability to: Communicate effectively with a diverse population; work independently with minimal supervision; work effectively in a group setting; provide effective student and peer calibration and development; maintain confidentiality of information; demonstrate professional judgment in all situations; effectively manage projects and deadlines.Experience: Minimum five years of dental private practice desired; experience as a specialist in Prosthodontics in Private practice or special interest/experience in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics; experience teaching in a dental school desired; previous scholarly activities, including publications, conference presentations, invited lectures, extramural funding for research.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.Hiring Range: $160,000 - $170,000 per year. We consider factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, internal equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
General: Faculty should have sufficient motor function to execute movements essential to providing oral health care to patients. Must possess the motor skills to perform palpation, percussion, auscultation, and other diagnostic maneuvers, basic laboratory tests, dental preparations, and diagnostic procedures in a timely manner.
Specific: Must be able to perform basic life support including CPR, transfer, and position patients with disabilities, physically restrain adults and children who lack motor control, and position and reposition himself or herself around the patient and chair in sitting and standing positions for prolonged periods of time.
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