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 direct s guidance of the Clinical Coordinator, the AdjunctDentist Faculty – Clinical/Laboratory collaborates with theClinical Coordinator and other Dental Hygiene faculty and staff toprovide high- quality, evidence-based clinical and/or laboratoryinstruction that supports the mission and learning outcomes of theDental Hygiene Program. This adjunct faculty member supervises andsupports student learning, evaluates student performance, promotespatient safety, and serves as a professional role model whilemaintaining compliance with College policies, state regulations,the Maryland Dental Practice Act, and Commission on DentalAccreditation (CODA) standards. When assigned to clinicalinstruction, the adjunct dentist faculty member serves as thesupervising dentist for student patient care and provides clinicaloversight consistent with accepted standards of care and applicableregulations.
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
- Faculty assigned to clinical and/or laboratory instruction mustpossess a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of DentalMedicine (DMD) degree from an accredited institution.
- Graduate of a CODA-accredited dental program.
- Current Maryland dental license in active status and goodstanding, or eligibility for Maryland licensure.
- Minimum of two (2) years of clinical dental practiceexperience.
- Current BLS/CPR certi?cation for Healthcare Providers.
- Ability to meet all College, Program, clinical, institutional,and regulatory requirements related to employment and assignedresponsibilities, including health, immunization, background check,and other requirements as applicable.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior clinical instruction, teaching, mentoring, precepting, orsupervision experience.
- Experience in a dental, dental hygiene, allied health, orhigher education program.
- Experience with electronic health records, educationaltechnologies, and learning management systems.
- Familiarity with Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)standards and outcomes assessment.
- Experience supervising dental hygiene students in a clinicalsetting.
Class Specific Essential Duties
- Provide clinical and/or laboratory instruction in accordancewith course objectives, program outcomes, institutional policies,state regulations, the Maryland Dental Practice Act, and CODAstandards.
- Supervise and evaluate student clinical and/or laboratoryperformance, competencies, professionalism, and overall progress inaccordance with established program standards.
- Provide general supervision of students providing patient careand support the safe, ethical, and effective delivery of dentalhygiene services in accordance with accepted standards of care andapplicable regulations.
- Perform and/or confirm oral examinations, review patientfindings, establish diagnoses, identify conditions requiringreferral, and provide treatment recommendations, when applicable toassignment.
- Review, approve, modify, or authorize treatment plans,radiographs, referrals, local anesthesia administration, and otherprocedures requiring dentist supervision or authorization; completerequired clinical documentation and approvals in accordance withprogram policies, applicable regulations, and accepted standards ofcare, when applicable to assignment.
- Guide students in clinical decision-making, patient assessment,treatment planning, patient management, pharmacology, radiographicinterpretation, and other aspects of patient care consistent withassigned responsibilities.
- Provide demonstration of clinical and/or laboratory proceduresand may perform direct patient care, intervene in patienttreatment, or assist students in the management of challengingpatient care situations, when appropriate, to support studentlearning, patient safety, and program operations.
- Maintain timely communication with the Program Director,Clinical Coordinator, and other appropriate faculty regardingstudent performance, patient care concerns, and matters affectingstudent success.
- Meet with students as needed to provide remediation, mentoring,coaching, and support related to clinical performance,professionalism, competency attainment, and student success.
- Collaborate with dental hygiene faculty, staff, and otherhealthcare professionals to support student learning, patient care,and program operations.
- Participate in faculty meetings, orientations, calibrationactivities, educational methodology training, institutionalcompliance training, and other required program functions.
- Maintain all licenses, certifications, and credentials requiredfor assigned teaching responsibilities in active status and goodstanding and comply with applicable continuing educationrequirements.
- Maintain current knowledge of evidence-based dental practiceand pursue ongoing professional development to supportinstructional excellence and emerging best practices.
- Support program assessment, accreditation activities,curriculum improvement, and continuous quality improvementinitiatives as assigned.
- Promote a safe, respectful, inclusive, and professionalclinical and/or laboratory learning environment for students,patients, faculty, staff, and visitors.
- Ful?ll all responsibilities associated with the appointment forthe duration of the assignment period, including activitiesoccurring before, during, and after the academic term, such asmeetings, calibration activities, documentation, training, andother assigned duties.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director,Clinical Coordinator, Dean, or College administration.
CCBC Part Time Benefits At A Glance
BENEFIT SUMMARY
Supplemental (Retirement Annuities) 403(b) and 457(b)
- 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 PublicSafety 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.