Dental Hygiene Instructor

Title: Dental Hygiene Instructor

Salary Range: $4098-$5123

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard

Hours:

37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus

Location:

Bluegrass C&TC
- Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Provide classroom and lab instruction in competencies for dental hygiene in the Associate of Applied Science program. These include the evaluation & supervision of students, working collaboratively with full-time faculty and staff, and completing professional development requirements.

Note:

This is Grant Funded Position

• Provide didactic dental hygiene instruction for classroom (if applicable) and/or clinical instruction for laboratory settings.
• Demonstrate current knowledge in dental hygiene instrument use, digital charting, digital radiography, and a willingness to learn additional technology used in the dental hygiene clinic.
• Work collaboratively with faculty & staff to provide education, evaluation & supervision to students who are working on patients from the community.
• Complete required professional development trainings, both online and in-person as needed.
• Attend scheduled sessions that coincide with the posted Academic Calendar.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Current KY dental hygiene or dentist licensure
• Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene or related field
• Minimum 5-years clinical experience

• Digital dental software experience
• Local anesthesia and laser certifications

• To be considered for a faculty position, please upload a copy of your unofficial transcript at the time of your application

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer
- The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

Advertised: 02 Jul 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 07 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time