Assistant​/Associate​/Professor-In-Residence, Clinical Sciences (Pediatric Dentistry), School of Dental Medicine

Assistant/Associate/Professor-In-Residence, Clinical Sciences (Pediatric Dentistry)

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for three (3) full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track Assistant/Associate/Professor-in-Residence of Clinical Sciences (Pediatric Dentistry) positions, one of which will be selected as Program Director, Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry. Primary duties include education responsibilities in the predoctoral curriculum and in the CODA-Accredited Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry. Faculty hired into these positions will coordinate teaching and learning in pediatric dentistry that meets curriculum design and supports competency of a general dentist for the practice of general dentistry, as well as training and mentoring general dentists enrolled in the advanced education program in pediatric dentistry.

The purpose of these positions is to provide discipline-specific education in the area of pediatric dentistry, supervision and oversight of students seeking a DMD/DDS degree; serve as a professional mentor and role model; and present relevant courses, lectures, seminars and mentoring in this specialty area. Faculty will also contribute to the training and mentoring of those students enrolled in the advanced dental education program in pediatric dentistry.

The positions will ensure the appropriate integration of evidence-based curriculum and clinical patient care in both programs.

The School of Dental Medicine seeks to select one applicant from this pool to be considered for additionally be appointed as Program Director, Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry. This is an additional administrative role, offered to one qualified candidate at the discretion of the School, and carries the following responsibilities in addition to the core faculty duties described above:

The Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry is a CODA-accredited 24-month postdoctoral education program that awards a Certificate of Specialization in Pediatric Dentistry. The Program Director is responsible for overall broad oversight of the program, including curriculum development and implementation, clinical operations, monitoring, assessment, reporting, and evaluation as it relates to Pediatric Dentistry and in accordance with the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

The Program Director is also responsible for ensuring compliance with all UNLV School of Dental Medicine quality assurance measures and protocols, eHR (Axi Um) records audits, and coordinating similar compliance measures associated with affiliate external rotation locations such as the University Medicine Center hospitals and clinics, the VA, or other affiliate entities.

The Program Director is responsible for the admissions process, review, and selection, following all NSHE, UNLV, and School of Dental Medicine measures, in coordination with the Assistant/Associate Dean for Advanced Education. The Program Director ensures residents (advanced education students) comply with all previously mentioned protocols, quality assurance, and professional standards set forth within NSHE, UNLV, and the School of Dental Medicine.

The Program Director provides the administrative association and link between the predoctoral and advanced education programs, serves as a role model, and contributes to a professional work environment, fostering the values of an inclusive and diverse resident, staff, and faculty population.