General Dentistry Faculty-Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor

General Dentistry Faculty - Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor

Position Number: 600094

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Anticipated Recruitment Range: Commensurate with Qualifications

Position Type: Faculty (Teaching)

Job Category: Faculty (Teaching)

The School of Dental Medicine is composed of ten administrative offices and four academic departments. The Administrative units include the Offices of the Dean, Vice Dean, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Dean for Research, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Associate Dean for Extramural Clinical Practices, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Assistant Dean for Dental Education and Informatics, Assistant Dean for Academic Success, and the Assistant Dean for Business Operations and Financial Affairs.

The four academic departments are Surgical Sciences, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, General Dentistry, and Foundational Sciences.

Included in the mission of the School of Dental Medicine is to educate dental care providers (both dental students and dental residents) and to address the oral health care needs of the rural populations of North Carolina. The School of Dental Medicine meets these missions by operating dental clinics that provide both educational experiences for the dental students and residents and provide dental care to the residents of North Carolina.

These clinics occur in both Ross Hall in Greenville, North Carolina, as well as Community Service-Learning Centers located throughout North Carolina. To operate these clinics, appropriate dental auxiliaries and clinical staff are needed.

A General Dentist in the School of Dental Medicine (SoDM) is responsible for teaching all areas of clinical dentistry to pre- and post-doctoral students. This position will be in the Department of General Dentistry and reports directly to the Division Director of Pre-Doctoral Clinical Education. The position works in close cooperation with the Offices of Academic Success, Clinical Affairs, Extramural Clinical Practices and Dental Education and Informatics to support the School’s programs and initiatives.

In addition, the department works closely with other Schools and Colleges of East Carolina University and other components of the University of North Carolina, as well as local/regional educational and clinical programs.

Specific duties include:

• Instructing pre and post-doctoral students in comprehensive general dentistry procedures, including but not limited to treatment planning, operative, prosthodontic, surgical, endodontic, periodontics in the following environments: simulation laboratory, didactic classroom / seminar, and in Ross Hall, CSLC, and GPR clinics.
• Working with other faculty members and directors to promote and advance the use of digital dentistry for restorative and other disciplines of dentistry.
• Instruct pre-doctoral students in the clinical setting in procedures pertaining to the General Dentistry Model of the School of Dental Medicine.
• Helping ensure that the dental students are competent in the management of patients requiring all disciplines of dentistry.
• Serve on committees and boards within the school.
• Actively engaging in community service with students / residents.
• Conducting basic or clinical research, and/or other scholarly activities, that will qualify for appropriate advancement in rank.
• Commitment to the Mission and Vision of the School of Dental Medicine, including both a community-based and a generalist model of dental education.
• Conducting basic and/or clinical research, and other scholarly activities that will help qualify for appropriate promotion.
• Commitment to evidence-based teaching and practice.
• Responding to assignments from the Director of Pre-Doctoral Clinical Education, Chair of General Dentistry, and any other duties as assigned by the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine that are essential to the school’s operations.

The General Dentistry Faculty member must qualify for a fixed-term, tenured, or tenure-track faculty appointment at the rank/title of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical…