Faculty - Dental Hygiene-Provisional

Title: Faculty - Dental Hygiene-Provisional

Position Type: Faculty 9 Month Full Time

College: Community College of Denver

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: CCD Health and Natural Sciences Pathway

Campus: Auraria Campus

Location: Denver

Salary Range: $72,000.000-$80,000.00

The Community College of Denver (CCD) seeks candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to fostering an inclusive learning and work environment and who can effectively work with students, families, faculty, instructors, and staff from diverse backgrounds. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, CCD is dedicated to expanding access and opportunity for nontraditional students, supporting workforce development, and strengthening community partnerships that promote educational attainment and career success.

Serving a diverse student population, CCD values individuals who contribute to its mission of advancing social, civic, and economic vitality.

Applications received by July 1, 2026, will receive priority consideration. However, we encourage all interested candidates to apply, as the position will remain open until filled.

This employee will fulfill the responsibilities of a full-time faculty member at CCD Dental Hygiene Program. Responsibilities include teaching didactic, laboratory and clinical dental hygiene courses; student advising; scholarly activity; college and community service; and professional association activities. The ideal candidate must command strong teaching skills, creating and modeling a quality-learning environment to support a diverse student population including students with disabilities or special learning needs and effectively structure classes and curriculum to support program and course outcomes.

The ideal candidate must also be experienced and committed to providing culturally sensitive care to patients of varying ethnic, linguistic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This position is a full-time, 9-month faculty position with the expectation of some part-time hours during the summer semester. This role may include evening hours Monday through Friday. Faculty have opportunities to teach courses and perform additional duties during the summer semester for additional compensation.

• Teach assigned didactic, lab, and internship courses
• Teach clinical courses in a clinical setting utilizing current instrumentation methodologies
• Supervise students in clinical courses through the length of program.
• Act as mentor and advisor for issues regarding clinic, patient care, and overall, second year
• Maintain required office hours.
• Coordinate BAS degree competition students.
• Serve as a role model for dental hygiene students by participating in and being an active member of RDH professional organizations, support of college philosophy for students with diverse goals, backgrounds, and learning styles.

• Participate in extracurricular activities that enhance the students, the profession, and promote the program and the college.
• Activities include student advising professional association meetings, and program-level advising.
• May be asked to serve as SCADHA faculty supervisor.
• Serve on the program’s advisory board.
• Participate in faculty meetings, departmental meeting, center meetings, and other inter-collegiate committees as necessary.
• Participate in college-wide committees and special functions.

• Must be able to demonstrate the correct usage of common dental hygiene instruments
• Must be able to demonstrate computer literacy in the following areas: email, internet usage, Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint, Outlook and online learning management systems. Must be willing utilize “paperless” medical/dental technologies including digital radiography, computerized records/charting, and use of the intraoral camera.
• Must be able to demonstrate classroom delivery competency on a wide range of dental hygiene core curriculum to include Clinic Theory, Clinic Practice, Advanced Instrumentation, Ethics and Practice Management, Emergency procedure protocols, Oral Pathology, and/or Periodontics.
• Must be able to deliver classroom…