Dental Hygienist Clinical/Laboratory - Adjunct Faculty

Community College of Baltimore County; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

403(b) plan

Roth 403(b)

457(b) plan

Free parking

Sick leave

Job summary

CCBC seeks an Adjunct Dental Hygiene Clinical/Laboratory Faculty member to deliver high-quality, evidence-based instruction and supervise students in clinical and laboratory settings.

The role guides student assessment, ensures patient safety, and supports program outcomes in compliance with state regulations and CODA standards.

Qualifications

• Requires associate degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Graduate of a CODA-accredited dental hygiene program.
• Current Maryland dental hygiene license in active status or eligibility.
• Current Maryland license to administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide (as applicable).
• Minimum of two years of clinical dental hygiene practice.
• BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Ability to meet college, program, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical and/or laboratory instruction to students.
• Supervise student patient care and evaluate clinical performance.
• Promote student success and patient safety.
• Maintain compliance with CODA standards and college policies.
• Communicate with Program Director and Clinical Coordinator regarding student progress.
• Demonstrate and supervise clinical procedures and patient care as needed.
• Participate in program meetings, calibration, and accreditation activities.

Skills

Clinical instruction

Student supervision

Evidence-based practice

Patient safety

Education

Associate degree or higher

CODA-accredited program graduate

Maryland license active

Local anesthesia/nitrous cert

2+ years clinical experience

BLS/CPR for Healthcare

Job description

Class Description

CCBC is the college of choice for over 50,000 students and 200 businesses each year — all with unique goals,strengths and requirements. By offering a holistic learningenvironment that is both accepting and challenging, we meetstudents where they are and take them where they want to go. Weoffer the region’s most expansive selection of degree, certificateand workplace certification programs at 3 campuses plus 3convenient CCBC centers along with off-site communitylocations.

Under the supervision of the Dental Hygiene Program Director andthe guidance of the Clinical Coordinator, the Adjunct DentalHygiene Clinical/Laboratory Faculty member is responsible forproviding high-quality, evidence-based clinical and/or laboratoryinstruction and supervision of students that supports the missionand learning outcomes of the Dental Hygiene Program. This adjunctfaculty member supervises student patient care, evaluates clinicalperformance, promotes student success and patient safety, andserves as a professional role model while maintaining compliancewith College policies, state regulations, and Commission on DentalAccreditation (CODA) standards.

Instruction Hours: Monday–Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.;specific days and hours vary based on program staffing andinstructional needs each semester.

Minimum Requirements

1. Faculty assigned to clinical and/or laboratory instruction must possess an associate degree or higher from an accredited institution.
2. Graduate of a CODA-accredited dental hygiene program.
3. Current Maryland dental hygiene license is in active status and good standing, or eligibility for Maryland licensure.
4. Current Maryland license to administer local anesthesia and administer/monitor nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation, when applicable to assignment and consistent with the Maryland DentalPractice Act.
5. Minimum of two (2) years of clinical dental hygiene practice experience.
6. Current BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
7. Ability to meet all College, Program, clinical, institutional, and regulatory requirements related to employment and assigned responsibilities, including health, immunization, background check, and other requirements as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prior clinical instruction, teaching, mentoring, precepting, or supervision experience.
2. Experience in an accredited dental hygiene educationalprogram.
3. Experience with electronic health records, educational technologies, and learning management systems.
4. Familiarity with Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards and outcomes assessment.
5. Bachelor's degree or higher preferred.

Class Specific Essential Duties

1. Provide clinical instruction and supervision of students inaccordance with course objectives, program outcomes, institutionalpolicies, state regulations, and CODA standards.
2. Supervise and evaluate student clinical and/or laboratoryperformance, competencies, professionalism, and overall progress in accordance with established program standards.
3. Ensure that patient care is delivered safely, ethically, and inaccordance with the Maryland Dental Practice Act, acceptedstandards of care, and program policies.
4. Guide students in patient assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, care planning, implementation, evaluation, clinicaldecision-making, and documentation.
5. Maintain timely communication with the Program Director, Clinical Coordinator, and other appropriate faculty regarding student performance, patient care concerns, and matters affecting student success.
6. Provide demonstration of clinical procedures and may perform direct patient care or intervene in patient treatment, whenappropriate, to support student learning, patient safety, and program operations.
7. Meet with students as needed to provide remediation, mentoring, coaching, and support related to clinical performance, competency attainment, professionalism, and student success.
8. Provide timely, accurate, and constructive evaluation of student clinical and/or laboratory performance and maintain required clinical records and documentation.
9. Collaborate with supervising dentists and other faculty members to support patient care and student learning.
10. Participate in faculty meetings, orientations, calibration activities, educational methodology training, institutional compliance training, and other required program functions.
11. Maintain all licenses, certifications, and credentials required for assigned teaching responsibilities in active status and good standing and comply with applicable continuing education requirements.
12. Maintain current knowledge of evidence-based dental hygiene practice and pursue ongoing professional development to support instructional excellence and emerging best practices.
13. Support program assessment, accreditation activities, curriculum improvement, and continuous quality improvement initiatives as assigned.
14. Promote a safe, respectful, inclusive, and professional clinical learning environment for students, patients, faculty, staff, and visitors.
15. Fulfill all responsibilities associated with the appointment for the duration of the assignment period, including activities occurring before, during, and after the academic term, such as meetings, calibration activities, grading, documentation, training, and other assigned duties.
16. Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director, Clinical Coordinator, Dean, or College administration.

CCBC Part Time Benefits At A Glance

BENEFIT SUMMARY

• Tax-sheltered annuities – 403(b). Payroll salary reductionauthorization is needed. The form is available on SharePointForms/Human Resources Forms.
  The 403(b) supplemental retirement plan is available to all CCBCemployees (Adjunct Faculty, Part Time Associates and Full Timeemployees).
• Roth 403(b) is a savings feature that is available when youopen a 403(b) account. The Roth 403(b) savings feature allowsemployees to contribute after-tax dollars and then withdrawtax-free dollars from their account upon retirement. The Roth403(b) savings feature is only offered by the following vendors:TIAA-CREF and VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. Adjunct Faculty, PartTime Associates and Full Time employees are eligible to save forretirement using the Roth 403(b) savings feature. Employees maycontribute traditional pre-tax 403(b) dollars and Roth 403(b)post-tax dollars simultaneously. The savings limits are combinedfor the Traditional 403(b) and the Roth 403(b) contributions.
• Deferred Compensation Plan — 457(b) offered through VOYAFinancial Advisors, Inc. The 457(b) salary reduction authorizationform is needed. The form is available on SharePoint Forms/HumanResources Forms.

Parking

Free. Must obtain a parking permit from the Department of Public Safety to use on all campuses.

Sick and Safe Leave

CCBC is pleased to offer paid sick and safe leave for part-timeemployees. Paid sick and safe leave is earned by all part-timeemployees including credit and non-credit adjunct faculty,part-time associates and other part-time employees.