Instructor or Higher- Pediatric Dentistry

Required Education:

Doctorate/Professional

Job Description:

• Participates in course administration and instruction for the dental school curriculum
• Develops and delivers an integrated curriculum, which blends basic science and clinical concepts, in collaboration with faculty members in other disciplines
• Employs multiple teaching methods, including case-based instruction, large- and small-group discussion, lecture, demonstration, simulation, team-based learning, and distance education
• Provides formative and summative assessment of dental student performance
• Provides individual support, feedback, and advice to dental students
• Works closely with the course and curriculum committees, fellow faculty, and key administrators to accomplish the goals and objectives of the dental school's curriculum
• Engages in advancement of scientific knowledge through research and/or scholarship
• Contributes to the community through academically-related public service complementary to the institutional mission
• Serves the academic community through participations in institutional governance, such as committee work and other administrative duties
• Engages in clinical practice of pediatric dentistry
• Adheres to institutional policies and procedures
• Demonstrates professionalism in accordance with the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine Declaration of Faculty Professional Responsibility

Required Qualifications:

• D.M.D. or D.D.S., or equivalent degree
• Successful completion of CODA-accredited training program in pediatric dentistry
• A minimum of one year of experience in teaching pediatric dentistry
• Texas Dental Licensure, or eligibility for an unrestricted Texas Dental License

Desired Qualifications:

• Board certification by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
• Experience in teaching pediatric dentistry as a clinically-integrated dentistry program to dental students
• Experience in teaching behavior management in a clinically-integrated dentistry program to dental students
• Experience in the use of medical/dental imaging, laboratory findings, restorations, and clinical case-based scenarios in the teaching of pediatric dentistry
• Experience in development and delivery of clinical pediatric dentistry
• Experience in development and delivery of an integrated dental curriculum
• Experience with innovative teaching methods, such as interactive large- and small-group formats, laboratory-based instruction, team-based learning, case-based learning, problem based learning, and distance education
• Experience with curriculum and clinical management software systems
• Participation in national organizations or committees devoted to dental education
• Experience in dental education scholarship
• Experience in the development of grant proposals and the management of extramural funding
• Emerging or established regional or national reputation for associate professor or higher rank