Dental Hygiene Adjunct Instructor: Teach & Mentor

COLLEGE OF MAINLAND; Texas City (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

College of the Mainland in Texas City seeks an adjunct instructor for the Dental Hygiene program to deliver didactic and clinical courses. This part-time role supports lecture, lab supervision, and patient care experiences for students pursuing CODA-accredited credentials.

Responsibilities include developing and delivering curriculum, ensuring accurate charting and treatment planning, supervising on-site clinical services, and coordinating with program leaders to achieve student learning

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Dental Hygiene or a related field.
• Graduate from a CODA accredited Dental Hygiene or Dental Program.
• At least 3 years’ work experience as a Registered Dental Hygienist and/or as an instructor in a CODA accredited Dental Hygiene program or as a DDS / DMD license holder.

Responsibilities

• Didactic course instruction and direction for dental hygiene students may include lecture and/or lab assignments.
• Clinical course instruction includes supervision of dental hygiene services on campus for students working on live patients.
• Create and correlate didactic instruction using approved curriculum format, if applicable.
• Ensure treatment is complete including charting, treatment planning, and provision of dental hygiene services, if applicable.
• Work with program director, clinical coordinators, DDS/DMD and staff to achieve course learning outcomes.
• Use software to support program operations (Word, SharePoint, Excel, D2L, Eaglesoft).
• Evaluate and track student performance and progress toward goals.

Skills

Curriculum development

Instructional design

Student advising

Communication

Technology literacy

Clinical instruction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene

CODA-accredited program graduate

Texas RDH license or eligibility

Master’s or Doctorate preferred

Tools

Patterson Eaglesoft

Microsoft Word

SharePoint

Excel

D2L Brightspace

Job description

College of the Mainland in Texas City seeks an adjunct instructor for the Dental Hygiene program to deliver didactic and clinical courses. This part-time role supports lecture, lab supervision, and patient care experiences for students pursuing CODA-accredited credentials.

Responsibilities include developing and delivering curriculum, ensuring accurate charting and treatment planning, supervising on-site clinical services, and coordinating with program leaders to achieve student learning