Dental Hygiene Adjunct Instructor — On-Site Clinical & Classroom

Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluegrass Community & Technical College seeks an Adjunct Faculty member in Dental Hygiene to provide classroom and lab instruction in the Associate of Applied Science program. You will evaluate and supervise students, collaborate with full-time faculty, and fulfill professional development requirements.

This posting remains open to build a pool of qualified applicants; Mary Jones, Program Coordinator, [e-mail], 859-246-6472, is the contact.

Qualifications

• Current KY dental hygiene or dentist licensure
• Associate Degree in dental hygiene or dental
• Minimum 5 years clinical experience

Responsibilities

• Provide didactic dental hygiene instruction for classroom (if applicable) and/or clinical instruction for laboratory settings.
• Demonstrate current knowledge in dental hygiene instrument use, digital charting, digital radiography, and a willingness to learn additional technology used in the dental hygiene clinic.
• Work collaboratively with faculty & staff to provide education, evaluation & supervision to students who are working on patients from the community.
• Complete required professional development trainings required of adjunct faculty, both online and in-person as needed.
• Attend scheduled sessions that coincide with the posted Academic Calendar.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical experience

Collaboration with faculty

Willingness to learn technology

Education

KY dental hygiene licensure

Associate degree in dental hygiene

Tools

Digital dental software

Job description

Bluegrass Community & Technical College seeks an Adjunct Faculty member in Dental Hygiene to provide classroom and lab instruction in the Associate of Applied Science program. You will evaluate and supervise students, collaborate with full-time faculty, and fulfill professional development requirements.

This posting remains open to build a pool of qualified applicants; Mary Jones, Program Coordinator, [e-mail], 859-246-6472, is the contact.