Assistant​/Associate​/Professor and Director - Dental Hygiene - School of Dentistry

Unit:School of Dentistry

Department:General Practice

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry is seeking applicants for a full-time faculty position in the Department of General Practice, Division of Dental Hygiene. Academic rank, tenure eligibility, and salary commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

The primary mission of the School of Dentistry is to educate practitioners of Dentistry capable of meeting the general oral health needs of the communities they serve. Integral parts of the mission are research and other scholarly activity, patient care, leadership in dental education and organized dentistry, and collaboration and participation with other units within VCU and VCU Health System. As the only dental hygiene program located within a dental school in the Commonwealth of Virginia, our students have a unique opportunity to work in integrated clinical settings alongside DDS students as well as with faculty members from Dental Hygiene, dentistry and specialty areas.

The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry is located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. With a 133-year history, Virginia’s only dental school offers opportunities for selected, qualified individuals to study dentistry and oral health through its Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) program, graduate specialty training programs, and a dental hygiene program. The VCU School of Dentistry is one of a small number of dental schools in the country affiliated with an academic medical center, the only dental school in the Commonwealth, and one of the oldest dental schools in the United States, founded in 1893.

It is one of six health sciences academic programs on the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Campus of VCU.

The VCU School of Dentistry, Department of General Practice is seeking a full-time Faculty to fill the position of Director for the Dental Hygiene Program. The purpose of this position is to inspire student success, provide strong academic leadership, promote innovation and faculty achievement, and foster educational inclusiveness. The Dental Hygiene Program Director is directly responsible and accountable for ensuring the fulfillment of educational goals and objectives, ensuring program compliance through accreditation by the Committee on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

In addition, the Dental Hygiene Program director holds the authority and responsibility for all administrative functions of the program as well as supervision of program faculty and students in a collaborative environment. The Dental Hygiene Program Director serves as a liaison with the administration of the School of Dentistry and reports directly to the Department Chair. The program director is also responsible for didactic, preclinical and clinical instruction of undergraduate and pre-doctoral students and participates in student advising, committee assignments, and scholarly activities.

The Dental Hygiene Program Director serves as the Chair of Dental Hygiene Admissions, facilitating recruitment and retention of a diverse student body. Additional responsibilities include providing continuing education offerings to healthcare professionals. The Program Director will strive for excellence in educating a diverse student population prepared to promote optimum oral health in the community.

• Coordinate program assessment activities on an annual basis

• Faculty supervision - Directs the coordination, and recruitment of faculty including faculty schedules, teaching assignments and evaluation

• Curriculum - provides leadership for program curriculum development, evaluation and revision…