Open Rank Dentistry Faculty, DCG-Periodontics
Job Summary
Job ID 297612
Position # 20000379
The Department of Periodontics in the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University is seeking a full-time faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor that is an outstanding clinician and educator with an outgoing personality, strong emotional intelligence, and ability to lead a nationally recognized periodontic residency program. This position does not meet the requirements to be on a tenure track.
Knowledge
All aspects of periodontology
Skills
All skills necessary to prevent, diagnose, treat periodontitis, socket preservation, hard and soft tissue grafting. IV sedation, implant placement, treatment of peri-mucositis/implants
Responsibilities
Teaching - 65%
Serve as an effective clinician-educator, providing high-quality instruction grounded in current clinical practice and educational best practices.
Contribute to and support pre-doctoral and post-doctoral laboratory courses, including preparation, delivery, supervision, and learner evaluation.
Deliver classroom instruction through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and other evidence-based teaching methods aligned with course objectives.
Support both didactic and clinical learning environments to ensure students develop strong foundational knowledge and applied clinical competencies.
Develop, administer, and provide informal assessments of student performance to guide learning, offer feedback, and support academic progression.
Participate in faculty peer-review processes to promote continuous improvement in teaching quality, curriculum design, and instructional effectiveness.
Clinical/Patient Care - 20%
Demonstrates dignity and respect for the patient and family by actively honoring their knowledge, value beliefs, and cultural background throughout the planning and delivery of care
Provides information sharing by ensuring patients and families receive timely, complete, and accurate information to support effective participation in care and decision-making.
Service - 5%
Service on at least one intramural DCG committee
Research/Scholarship - 10%
Publication of at least one peer reviewed paper a year, or .75 depending on effort and rank
Required Qualifications
DMD, DDS, BDS, or equivalent, completion of CODA accredited periodontology residency program
Teaching license or unrestricted license to practice dentistry from the Georgia Board of Dentistry
Teaching experience in graduate clinics and pre-doctoral clinics
Assistant Professor - Early level career as a faculty member with background, education, and training consistent with the following position requirements.
Associate Professor - Mid level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Assistant Professor with background, education, and training consistent with the following position requirements.
Professor - Senior level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Associate Professor with background, education, and training consistent with the following position requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Evidence of interest in digital dentistry and AI in periodontics and periodontal education
IV sedation permit, Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology
Minimum 2 years experience in private or university based periodontal practice, with experience in diagnosing and surgical and nonsurgical therapy of periodontitis, placement of implants, bone grafts sinus augmentation, gingival grafts, laser based therapy
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