"Clinical Assistant / Associate Professor"

Job Description

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:
The Department of Preventive and Restorative is responsible for providing the Preventive and Restorative pre-clinical and clinical content within the dental school pre-doctoral and international dental studies curricula including Preventive and Minimally Invasive Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Implant Dentistry and Digital Dentistry, using the latest and innovative techniques, modern concepts, and technology.

Position is full-time, teacher-clinician non-tenure track; 4 days per week, 52 weeks per year.

Faculty at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, engage in teaching in various formats, including didactic, Simulation and clinical, 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.

Responsibilities to include:

I. Teaching
1. 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, in both the predoctoral and international dental studies students.

II. Curriculum design and course directorship
Become a course director, design, lead and manage courses, and follow the ethos of minimum intervention/minimally invasive and modern/up to date concepts, materials and techniques.
1. Contribute to curriculum design including integration with the various Helix strands.
2. Utilize outcomes assessment, including student and peer evaluation, to improve curricular content and presentation.
3. Assist in setting standards of care for our Dugoni School of Dentistry student clinic.
4. Have a major role in tracking and assisting students in achieving clinical competency expectations relevant to the PRD department.

III. Patient Care
1. Work in the Dugoni School of Dentistry clinics supervising student care of patients.
2. Lead and assist in the calibration of faculty both in the pre-clinical and clinical areas in relation to restorative dentistry.

III. Research/Scholarship appropriate for promotion eligibility
1. Build research endeavors in which you are genuinely interested.
2. Demonstrate effort in scholarly publications and presentations.
3. Take part in clinical research projects, sample collection and other scholarly activities.

IV. Collaboration and Service
1. Engage broadly in other school, university, professional, and community service opportunities.
2. In addition to the traditional expectations for faculty members, the culture of humanism and collaboration at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is especially important.
3. Engage in National and International collaborations and activities.

Minimum Qualifications:
Current and up to date knowledge and clinical experience with:

• Dental school educational processes
• Operative, Fixed and Removable Prosthodontic and Restorative didactic information and techniques.
• Dental materials and emerging digital applications and other technology to clinical restorative treatment.
• This role requires substantial recent clinical experience in all aspects of restorative dentistry as well as removable prosthodontics. The role will have a substantial commitment to teaching in the clinic.

Ability to:

• Produce professional written reports and correspondence.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years teaching and/or clinical practice experience
• Clinical experience in all Restorative and Prosthodontic (Fixed and Removable) clinical procedures
• Experience in leading and mentoring teams

Education:

• DDS/DMD or international equivalent.
• Valid CPR certification.
• Hold or be eligible for a California Dental License.

Preferred Qualifications:
Teaching and/or leadership qualifications

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively with a diverse population of patients, students, staff, faculty, and administration.
• 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.

The ideal candidate will role model for faculty and students with regard to: (a) clinical skill, (b) commitment to the profession, (c) personal responsibility and habits, (d) continuous growth, (e) humanistic respect for dignity of others, (f) school policy (g) Actively participate in local, regional, and national organizations and networks (h) Attend and support school and university meetings and events.

Physical Requirements:
GENERAL: Faculty should have sufficient motor function to execute movements essential to providing oral health care to patients.
SPECIFIC: 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. Such actions require coordination of gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium, and functional uses of the senses of touch and vision.
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. A student must promote and support the ability of coworkers to perform prompt care. Must be able to operate controls, use high-speed or low-speed dental handpieces for tooth preparation procedures, and use hand instrumentation including scalpels for surgical procedures. All these skills must be performed within reasonable time frames.

Special Instructions:
For in-person roles: This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate must be willing to relocate within California, preferably within 25 miles of the (City) Pacific campus.
For online roles: While this is an online position, Pacific's three campuses are within California and its faculty and staff are mostly California residents. For administrative purposes, California residents are preferred. Out of state hires must be approved either by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations.

To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/32049