Assistant Professor of General Dentistry - Simulation

Kansas City University; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine seeks a full-time General Dentist to serve as Core Simulation Faculty at the Joplin, Missouri campus. The role emphasizes pre-clinical education within the simulation lab, guiding students in foundational clinical skills, critical thinking, and professional competencies.

Ideal candidates are engaged educators with a passion for innovation in dental education, committed to preparing the next generation of dentists to provide patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD degree required.
• Current Missouri dental licensure or eligibility to obtain an unrestricted Missouri license.
• Prior teaching experience and/or advanced training in general or restorative dentistry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and revise learning objectives and assessments for pre-clinical coursework.
• Actively participate in simulation clinic exercises.
• Deliver didactic and simulation-based instruction and demonstrations of procedures.
• Facilitate simulation clinic exercises and support student skill development.
• Supervise and facilitate standardized patient experiences and assess student performance.
• Provide formative and summative feedback to students.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure calibration and consistency in student assessment.
• Support students’ transition from pre-clinical to clinical care.

Skills

Teaching experience

Pre-clinical education

Interprofessional collaboration

Mentoring

Communication skills

Education

DDS or DMD degree

Missouri dental license eligibility

Job description

Job Type: Faculty Job Description: Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine is seeking a full-time general dentist to serve as Core Simulation Faculty at its Joplin, Missouri campus. This role focuses on pre-clinical education within the simulation laboratory, where faculty guide students in developing foundational clinical skills, critical thinking, and professional competencies while fostering a collaborative and supportive learning environment grounded in high academic and clinical standards. Core Simulation Faculty are responsible for delivering didactic content, supervising simulation and standardized patient care experiences, and assessing student performance through practical examinations and other evaluative methods. The role includes providing timely feedback, grading competencies, and ensuring students are prepared to transition into direct patient care. The College is committed to expanding access to oral healthcare across a rural, underserved four-state region. Ideal candidates are engaged clinicians and educators who are passionate about innovation in dental education and dedicated to preparing the next generation of dentists to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care. The successful candidate is expected to be able to provide didactic and clinical education of pre-doctoral dental students in the simulation laboratory.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and revise learning objectives and associated assessments for pre-clinical coursework.
• Actively participate in simulation clinic exercises.
• Deliver didactic and simulation-based instruction, including demonstrations of proper procedural techniques.
• Facilitate simulation clinic exercises and support student skill development in the pre-clinical setting.
• Supervise and facilitate standardized patient experiences, fostering communication, professionalism, and clinical decision-making skills in a controlled, patient-centered environment.
• Help students achieve competence in the pre-clinical setting.
• Provide formative and summative feedback to students across simulation and standardized patient encounters.
• Assess student performance through practical exams and other evaluation methods.
• Grade assessments, assess student progress, and assist in remediation protocols.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure calibration and consistency in student assessment.
• Support students’ successful transition from pre-clinical training to clinical care.

Additional Duties

Additional duties may include but are not limited to:

• Serve as an academic course director.
• Assist in the development of instructional materials.
• Deliver additional didactic coursework.

Qualifications

• D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree required.
• Current dental licensure in Missouri, or eligibility to obtain an unrestricted Missouri dental or faculty license (candidates licensed in another U.S. state or Canada will be considered).
• Prior teaching experience and/or advanced training in general or restorative dentistry preferred.
• Candidates should demonstrate: A strong commitment to dental education and student development in a rigorous academic environment.
• The ability to contribute to a collaborative, humanistic culture of learning and discovery.
• Interest in supporting the growth of a developing dental school and serving as a mentor and role model.
• A commitment to compassionate, ethical, and evidence-based patient care.
• An interest in improving oral and overall health outcomes in the region through interprofessional collaboration.

Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with experience.

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Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU! Kansas City University, founded in 1916, is a fully accredited, private not-for-profit health sciences university, and the fifth-oldest osteopathic medical school in the nation.

KCU’s Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and Dental Medicine offer graduate degree programs in osteopathic medicine, clinical psychology, biomedical sciences and dental medicine, as well as multiple dual-degree opportunities.

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