Adjunct Faculty, Supervising Dentist

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Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. –AR 4.0300.01

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college’s mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting

Title:

Adjunct Faculty, Supervising Dentist

Job Description

Summary:

The Dental Hygiene faculty supports learning on campus, in simulation and through clinical experiences. Primary responsibility is to serve as a supervising dentist in the ACC Dental Hygiene Clinic. Responsible to prepare and deliver coursework in engaging, innovative, and discipline-appropriate ways that reflect discipline specific knowledge and a commitment to student success.

Job Description:

The ACC Dental Hygiene Program, accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation since the fall of 2003, prepares students to work in a variety of settings, including private dental offices, public health clinics, and alternative practice settings. The ACC Dental Hygiene Program provides clinical teaching on-site with dental hygiene services provided to the public in a fully operational ambulatory care clinic.

Faculty dedication to the success of students is evident through the strong student outcomes on both the written Dental Hygiene National Board Exam and regional clinical ADEX exam.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• This is an adjunct (part-time) position. Schedules and work/course assignments vary by semester.
  Availability to work a minimum of 1.5 days between Monday and Thursday is highly preferred.

• This is primarily a clinical teaching position.

• Supervise the clinical treatment of patients at the ACC Dental Hygiene clinic. Duties include but are not limited to: review medical histories and determining if medical referrals or consults are needed; directly oversee any medical emergency; perform comprehensive oral examinations including review of radiographs, periodontal assessment (including diagnosis of staging & grading); provide dental referrals as needed; order dental hygiene treatment procedures;
  
  deliver local anesthetic as needed; induce patients with nitrous oxide and monitor to ensure safety; prescribe or dispense prescriptions; evaluate all dental impressions and appliances made in the clinic (mouth guards, etc.); and supervise the use of soft tissue laser treatment to ensure safety of the patients, operators, and public during use.

• If applicable, prepare and teach courses in the field of Dental Hygiene to a multicultural student population based on…