Department: Dental Assisting Department
Palomar College
Date Opened: 09/28/2026
Close Date: 11/02/2026
Primary Function:
The Assistant Professor/Program Director*, Dental Technology is
primarily responsible for teaching a variety of courses in the
discipline of Dental Technology (Dental Assisting). Specifically,
these courses include:
- Introduction to Dental Science and Dental Occupations
(DA-50)
- Dental Science and Anatomy (DA-57)
- Dental Materials (DA-60)
- Dental Practice Management (DA-65)
- Dental Radiography I (DA-70)
- Dental Radiography II (DA-71)
- Dental Operative Procedures (DA-75)
- Advanced Operative Procedures (DA-85)
- Preventive Dentistry I (DA-82)
- Preventive Dentistry II (DA-83)
- Clinical Rotation I (DA-91)
- Advanced Clinical Rotation (DA-92)
This position will have a 60% teaching load and will serve as the
Department Chair with 40% reassigned time. The Assistant
Professor/Program Director* will provide leadership and oversight
of the Dental Assisting Program, including program planning,
implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
*Note: This position is designated as
the Program Director for the California Dental Board (DBC) and the
Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) and will also receive a
stipend in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
(CBA) for serving as the Dental Assisting Coordinator. The Program
Director title will need to be negotiated between the District and
the Palomar Faculty Federation (PFF) union to have it updated from
Dental Assisting Coordinator to Dental Assisting Program
Director.
Salary: Starting salary range: $77,011.42 – $122,363.70
annually.
Academic training and teaching experience will form the basis for
salary computation as determined by placement on the regular salary
schedule of the College. A maximum of step 8 at the appropriate
salary grade will be awarded to new faculty. For a salary estimate,
visit
www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/
and use the links in the Full-time Faculty section.
Benefits: In addition to a competitive compensation
structure, Palomar College also offers an extremely generous
benefits package.
- Insurance fully paid for employees and their eligible
dependents: four medical plans, dental HMO, and the vision plan
(additional plans are available that require employee buy
up/monthly contribution)
$80,000 employee term life/accident insurance policy
(additional buy up options available)
Employee long-term care insurance
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Free counseling, financial,
legal, personal and professional development resources
Additional buy up options available for other voluntary
insurance benefits
Enrollment in CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement
System)
The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits package
is approximately $31,245.84 annually.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must meet
both sets of qualifications listed under
1) and 2) below:
- Any bachelor's degree or higher AND two years
of professional experience directly related to the teaching
assignment.
- Must have had instruction in educational theory and
methodology, e.g., curriculum development, educational psychology,
test construction, measurement and evaluation.
Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited
institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be
considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and
degrees that are completed outside of the United States are
required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S.
equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S.
credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials
evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National
Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at
https://www.naces.org/index, or
the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE)
website at
http://aice-eval.org/.
- NOTE: For professional experience, a “year” is
defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 10 months.
Diversity Statement: Palomar College serves over 30,000
students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a
Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its
diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student
demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.
Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion,
access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to
succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the
following:
- Access - We make education possible for everyone.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect
diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and
strive to address inequities.
All positions require cultural competency which includes the
sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic,
socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students,
faculty, and staff.
To Apply: Visit https://palomar.peopleadmin.com/postings/25524
for full details and required application materials.
About the District:
Palomar College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive, two-year
community college that serves the greater North San Diego County
region. Palomar College offers over 200 associate degrees and
certificate programs to approximately 25,000 full- and part-time
students. A favorite in the community among local institutions of
higher education, the College is recognized as one of the top 100
Colleges and Universities in the nation for serving Hispanic
students. Palomar College is just 12 miles from the Pacific Ocean
and 30 miles away from all of the exciting cultural activities that
San Diego has to offer.
Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer
(EOE).
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