Instructor, Dental Hygiene

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Dublin (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Chabot College in Hayward, CA is seeking an Instructor, Dental Hygiene to join a diverse team. The position includes didactic and clinical teaching for second-year DH students, with responsibilities for coordinating clinical rotations and implementing curriculum changes.

The role requires a California RDH license, BLS/CPR, and three years of DH teaching experience, with emphasis on equity and student success within a community college setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Dental Hygiene or related field required and licensure/current credentials
• Current California RDH license and BLS/CPR certification required
• Three years of dental hygiene teaching experience preferred
• Knowledge of dental hygiene accreditation and infection control guidelines desired
• Experience supervising clinical rotations and competency evaluations preferred

Responsibilities

• Didactic and clinical teaching for second year dental hygiene students
• Coordinate and supervise dental hygiene clinical rotations
• Develop and implement curricular changes and assess their impact
• Maintain current knowledge of evidence-based learning in DH
• Engage with professional organizations and diverse student populations

Skills

Dental hygiene teaching

Clinical supervision

Curriculum development

Communication skills

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Dental Hygiene

CA RDH license

CPR/BLS certification

Dental hygiene teaching experience

Continuing education in designated topics

Job description

Instructor, Dental Hygiene

Position Type: Faculty

Position Code: 2FHS01

FTE: 1

Pay Rate (or Annual Salary): $88,383 - $127,429/annual

Job Location: Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd.,Hayward, CA 94545

Department: Health, Kinesiology and Athletics

Job Summary

The Chabot College Community

Chabot College is committed to educational equity in its academic programs and college services so that students may achieve their personal, educational, and career goals. Our equity work today builds upon a strong history: the Puente and Umoja programs were first created at Chabot College, and have since been replicated across the state. These programs have paved the way for a series of additional educational and student support programs intentionally focused on equity that thrive at Chabot College today. Chabot College is located in Hayward, California, the third most diverse city in the United States. We serve a highly diverse student population and are proud to be designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution. Information about the demographics of our campus community can be found https://www.chabotcollege.edu/ir/index.asp.

Serving our diverse community requires a culturally-responsive approach that recognizes the myriad strengths and assets that our students bring to the campus community. We do so by promoting a classroom and co-curricular learning environment that is inclusive, collaborative, engaging, and challenging, and where respect, dignity, and integrity are core values. We see students as producers of knowledge, not just consumers of knowledge. We work to reframe inequities as a problem of practice, and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and institutional responsibility.

Joining Our College Community

We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community. We look for applicants who:

• Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference
• Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence
• Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice
• Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by students
• Have experience and success in closing student equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices, or are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about implementing practices that achieve the goals
• Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities
• Empower the underrepresented and underserved
• Foster students' potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders
• Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination.

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an Instructor, Dental Hygiene for Chabot College in Hayward, California.

This position reports directly to the Division Dean.

Representative Duties

• Didactic and clinical teaching experience for second year dental hygiene curriculum.
• Advanced education in teaching clinical hygiene, digital radiographs, administration of local anesthetic, nitrous oxide oxygen analgesia.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Evidence of sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of students, including those with physical or learning disabilities.
• Experience in working within a team environment with sensitivity to cooperation and flexibility with colleagues and students.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the community college philosophy.
• Ability to organize and develop curricular change, implement the changes and evaluate the effect of these changes.
• Current knowledge of research in evidence-based learning.
• Three or more years of recent dental hygiene practice.
• Experience supervising and coordinating dental hygiene clinical rotations.
• Experience developing dental hygiene clinical competency evaluation tools.
• Working knowledge of Center for Disease Control and Dental Board of California Guidelines for Infection Control.
• Understanding of and experience in dental hygiene accreditation process.
• Involvement in professional dental hygiene organizations, community or committee work.
• Competency in the area taught.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for instruction, evaluation of students, and planning and implementing curriculum content.

Minimum Education and Experience

• 1. Bachelor's Degree in Dental Hygiene and/or related field;
• a. Degrees in Progress: To be conferred on or before January 1,2027 will be considered, provided that the applicant also submits(1) an up-to-date transcript, (2) a photocopy of the degreerequirement from the school catalog, and (3) proof of currentcourse(s) and enrollment. Please provide your explanation andbackground material by using the optional document upload called“Other Document”. If you are unable to upload the above, pleaseupload a document in its place and state you will be sending thedocuments to the Office of Human Resources, 7600 Dublin Boulevard,3rd Floor, Dublin, CA 94568, by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on the closingdate.
• 2. Current California Registered Dental Hygiene License
• 3. Current certification in BLS/CPR
• 4. Three years of dental hygiene teaching experience.
• 5. Current knowledge of the specific subjects taught, which can be met by either: having completed twelve (12) hours of continuing education in the designated subject area; or two (2) semester units or three (3) quarter units of dental hygiene education related to the designated dental hygiene area; or have national certification in the designated dental hygiene area.
• You must upload all applicable transcripts, credentials, and/or certificates required to meet minimum qualification for the position for which you are applying. Any degrees earned outside the United States must have an official US Evaluation (course by course) of the transcripts and must be submitted with the application. The US evaluation must be done by a member of the NACES (https://www.naces.org/members). In the case that the file you are uploading is too large or you donot have the transcripts readily available, please upload a document in place stating you will be sending the documents to the CLPCCD District Office, Office of Human Resources, 7600 Dublin Boulevard, 3rd Floor, and Dublin, CA 94568 or by fax [phone] by the closing date.
• Applicants applying under the “Equivalent provision” must provide details that explain at time of application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above. Please provide your explanation by using the optional document upload called “Equivalency Statement”.

Minimum Qualifications

Evidence of a sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities.

Desirable Qualifications

Master's degree or candidate-in progress in Dental Hygiene, Public Health, Education, or related field.

Job Work Schedule

This position is full-time, 10 month, tenure track, beginning Spring 2027. Employment will begin on or about January 1, 2027.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

Must be able to stand for over 8 hours and function as a dental hygienist.

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE POSITION WILL RECEIVE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION.

Posting Number

F182P

Open Date

08/10/2026

Close Date

09/04/2026

Open Until Filled

No

Special Instructions to Applicants

The Board of Trustees has updated Board Policy 7330 to incorporate information on COVID vaccination requirements, which are currently suspended. Accordingly, employee(s) must comply with the Board Policy found at http://districtazure.clpccd.org/policies/files/docs/BP7330.pdf.

Notification to Applicants

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position.

Instructions for Personal Qualifications Statement

The purpose of the personal qualifications statement is for you to provide information on how your education and experience relate to the requirements and duties of the position. There is no form to complete. Applicants are requested to provide their personal qualifications statement by uploading a document, the same way as you do for your cover letter.

Equal Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practices and to assure that there shall be no discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital status, race, religious creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color, national origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other similar factors in compliance with Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination regulations, and its own statements of philosophy of objectives. The District encourages the filing of applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled.