Faculty - Group Lead, General Dentistry (1 of 2

Faculty
- Group Lead, General Dentistry (1 of
2)

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Position Title
- Faculty
- Group Lead, General Dentistry (1 of
2)

Position Type
- Faculty

Department
- General Dentistry

Full or Part Time
- Part Time

Pay Grade
- Dependent on Rank

This is a non-tenure track clinical faculty position at either the assistant or associate professor rank responsible for providing instruction, supervision, and mentorship to predoctoral dental students in the D3 and D4 clinics across all areas of general dentistry. The position will start as a 0.6

FTE appointment and, six months after the start date, will be converted to a 1.0

FTE (full-time) appointment. The position plays a central role in preparing students to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered oral healthcare. Responsibilities include direct supervision of student patient care, instruction in diagnosis and treatment planning, development of clinical judgment and procedural skills, and assessment of student performance in the clinical setting. Teaching responsibilities include, but are not limited to, Patient-Centered Comprehensive Dental/Oral Care, Evidence-Based Dentistry, Occlusion, Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), Operative Dentistry, Dental Materials, and Prosthodontics as they relate to comprehensive general dental care.

Faculty rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Principal Functional Responsibilities
- Teaching:
Provide direct clinical instruction, supervision, and evaluation of predoctoral dental students in all aspects of general dentistry within the Bitonte College of Dentistry DDS program, with primary emphasis on D3 and D4 clinical education. Responsibilities include fostering student development in patient management, diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical procedures, professionalism, ethical practice, and comprehensive care delivery. Service:
Actively participate in college and university service through committee assignments and other academic responsibilities. Membership and involvement in state and national professional dental organizations is strongly encouraged. Other Duties:
Perform other duties as assigned by the department Chair.

Qualifications - DDS or DMD degree, or equivalent. Eligibility to obtain an Ohio dental license or an Ohio Limited Dental Teaching License at the time of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications
- Education/Training: AEGD or GPR training Experience teaching in predoctoral dental education. Clinical Practice

Experience:

Significant clinical practice experience in general dentistry, ideally 7 years or more. Teaching Experience and Expertise:
Knowledge of and experience with contemporary digital technologies in clinical practice. Collaborative:
Can work collaboratively with administrators, faculty, staff, and students at the college and the university. Humanistic Environment:
Committed to building a humanistic culture/climate within the college and to fostering student success. Demonstrated ability to supervise, assess and instruct students in a clinical setting across a broad range of general dentistry procedures and patient care experiences.

Physical Requirements
- Must be able to utilize a phone, computer and other office equipment, must be able to use dental handpieces and other dental instrumentations/equipment required to provide direct patient comprehensive care.

NEOMED Campus Safety Guidelines
- In an effort to keep our campus community as healthy and safe as possible, NEOMED may require vaccinations as a condition of attendance and employment. This policy will allow for exemption of the vaccination requirement for those individuals with valid medical reasons, sincerely held religious beliefs and matters of conscience.