Adjunct Dental Assisting Instructor

Careerwebsite; New London (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

Porter and Chester Institute, a trade school in Connecticut and Massachusetts, seeks a Dental Assisting Instructor. If you’re an experienced Dental Assistant seeking a role with less physical strain and the opportunity to teach, we’ll train you to teach.

You’ll bring real-world chairside experience to classrooms, teach procedures, mentor students, and prepare them for certification. Part-time, as-needed hours vary by term, with campus-based duties and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 3 years’ experience as a Dental Assistant.
• Certified Dental Assistant through DANB or willing to obtain at time of hire.
• Diploma from a Dental Assisting or Dental Hygiene program preferred.
• CPR certification preferred.
• Proficient with common software (MS Word/Excel/Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Teach dental assisting concepts through classroom instruction, skills lab demonstrations, and hands‑on training
• Demonstrate clinical procedures including chairside assisting, infection control, radiography, instrument processing, impressions, and patient care techniques
• Share real-world experiences, industry standards, and best practices from modern dental settings
• Mentor students as they build technical skills, professionalism, and confidence in patient interaction
• Prepare students for certification and entry‑level Dental Assisting roles
• Evaluate student performance and provide constructive, supportive feedback
• Participate in paid instructor training and ongoing professional development
• Work independently while supported by a collaborative academic and administrative team

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Diploma from a Dental Assisting or Dental Hygiene program

Certified Dental Assistant (DANB)

CPR certification

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Dental Assisting Instructor – Put Your Clinical Experience to Work

(No Teaching Experience Needed)

Are you an experienced Dental Assistant who’s ready for a change from the fast pace of daily patient care? Looking for a stable, meaningful role where you can share your knowledge without the physical demands of full-time clinical work?

This is your opportunity to stay in dentistry, inspire the next generation of Dental Assistants, and build a rewarding career in education.

We’re looking for skilled dental professionals — not career educators. If you know dental assisting, we’ll teach you how to teach.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Dental Assisting Instructor, you’ll bring real-world chairside experience into the classroom and lab, helping students connect textbook concepts to what actually happens in today’s dental practices.

• Teach dental assisting concepts through classroom instruction, skills lab demonstrations, and hands‑on training
• Demonstrate clinical procedures including chairside assisting, infection control, radiography, instrument processing, impressions, and patient care techniques
• Share real-world experiences, industry standards, and best practices from modern dental settings
• Mentor students as they build technical skills, professionalism, and confidence in patient interaction
• Prepare students for certification and entry‑level Dental Assisting roles
• Evaluate student performance and provide constructive, supportive feedback
• Participate in paid instructor training and ongoing professional development
• Work independently while supported by a collaborative academic and administrative team

No lesson plans from scratch. We provide curriculum, training, and instructional support.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Dental Assistant
• Certified Dental Assistant through DANB or willing to obtain at time of hire
• Minimum of a Diploma from a Dental Assisting or Dental Hygiene program preferred
• CPR certification preferred
• Ability to use common software programs (MS Word/Excel/Outlook etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Great interpersonal skills

Why This Role?

• Formal and on‑the‑job training to transition into teaching
• Opportunity to shape future dental professionals
• Continue your career in dentistry without the physical demands of full‑time clinical work

If you’re ready to step away from the operatory while staying in the profession you love, this could be the next rewarding chapter of your career!

About our company:

Porter and Chester Institute, a trade school in Connecticut and Massachusetts for 75 years, adheres to one basic vision: to educate and train our students to the level that will make them competent employees. With 9 campus locations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts, we offer training in such trades as Automotive Technology, HVAC‑R, CAD, Electrician, Plumbing, as well as Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Practical Nursing and Computer & Technology.

Our support staff, including Admissions, Financial Aid and other administrative professionals, to our qualified Instructors are focused on making the students' experience a fulfilling and enriching one, both professionally and personally.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Part time, as needed hours will vary from term to term