ASDOH - Instructor Dental Hygiene

A.T. Still University; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

ASDOH at A.T. Still University in Mesa, AZ seeks a Dental Hygiene educator to supervise and instruct predoctoral students in clinical, laboratory, and classroom settings, advancing evidence-based practice and patient-centered care.

The role emphasizes clinical excellence, mentorship, and scholarly activity, with licensure in Arizona and 3–6 years of dental hygiene experience; academic experience preferred; a comprehensive benefits package is offered.

Qualifications

• Dental Hygiene Bachelor's degree required.
• Valid Arizona dental hygiene license and local anesthesia certification.
• 3–6 years of clinical experience; academic clinical education preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and instruct predoctoral dental students in clinical, preclinical, laboratory, and classroom settings.
• Support clinical operations, quality assurance, patient safety, and infection control.
• Facilitate student learning and professional development across clinical settings.
• Participate in committees, governance, accreditation, and scholarly activities.
• Contribute to periodontal maintenance and preventive care programs.

Skills

Patient care

Mentoring

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene

Job description

Description

Promote a culture of professionalism, respect, collegiality, diversity, and humanistic education while advancing the mission and goals of ASDOH and A.T. Still University through excellence in patient care, teaching, scholarship, and service; collaborate with faculty, staff, and administration to support clinical operations, quality assurance, patient safety, and infection control; provide direct supervision and instruction to predoctoral dental students within ASDOH clinics while facilitating student learning, professional development, and achievement of clinical competency through classroom, laboratory, preclinical, and clinical instruction; and collaborate with Clinic Directors, faculty, and staff to support comprehensive patient-centered care, including periodontal maintenance and preventive care programs.

Promote a culture of professionalism, respect, collegiality, diversity, and humanistic education while advancing the mission and goals of ASDOH and A.T. Still University through excellence in patient care, teaching, scholarship, and service; collaborate with faculty, staff, and administration to support clinical operations, quality assurance, patient safety, and infection control; provide direct supervision and instruction to predoctoral dental students within ASDOH clinics while facilitating student learning, professional development, and achievement of clinical competency through classroom, laboratory, preclinical, and clinical instruction; and collaborate with Clinic Directors, faculty, and staff to support comprehensive patient-centered care, including periodontal maintenance and preventive care programs.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Promote evidence-based practice, professionalism, ethical decision-making, and effective patient communication while providing direct patient care alongside the instruction of predoctoral students, and collaborate with Clinic Directors and faculty to support comprehensive treatment planning, continuity of care, and periodontal maintenance programs.
• Provide direct supervision, instruction, and mentorship to predoctoral dental students in clinical, preclinical, laboratory, and classroom settings, facilitating competency development in preventive dentistry, periodontal therapy, radiology, infection control, and patient-centered care.
• Evaluate student performance and provide timely feedback, assessment, and mentorship to support ongoing skill development and clinical competency.
• Provide coverage and aid in the Radiology department acquiring images and teaching practices to the students.
• Participate in school, university, and professional committees, governance and accreditation activities, and community outreach initiatives while maintaining professional development and engaging in scholarly activities consistent with faculty rank, expertise, and workload.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Dental Hygiene, Bachelor's degree
• Valid Arizona dental hygiene and local anesthesia license.
• 3-6 years experience required.
• Academic experience in clinical education preferred. 5+ years' experience in provision of dental hygiene patient care preferred.
• Knowledge: Non-surgical periodontal instruments, instrumentation and technique. Periodontal anatomy and physiology. Parameters for periodontal surgical referral.
• Skills: Must be highly skilled in dental hygiene and patient care. Must be team oriented, strong mentoring skills and personable.
• Abilities: Must able to evaluate and grade non-surgical perio procedures using current American Academy of Periodontology guidelines; determine proper non-surgical techniques and evaluation of non-surgical perio procedure completion. This includes direct patient care when indicated to ensure patient treatment is completed if student cannot complete the non-surgical perio procedure in a timely manner.

Benefits

• ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more.
• If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date.

A.T. Still University (ATSU) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.