Instructor Pool - Dental Hygiene

Lane Community College; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Lane Community College seeks qualified part‑time dental hygiene instructors to teach at the main campus in Eugene, Oregon. The role involves clinical and classroom instruction, maintaining updated course materials, and supporting student learning in a diverse environment.

Appointments are term-by-term with evening/weekend duties possible. Candidates must have a dental hygiene license in Oregon and may require additional credentials for higher-level courses.

Qualifications

• Licensed graduate of an Accredited Dental Hygiene Program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in any field, OR current enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree with anticipated graduation within three years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in Dental Hygiene courses and other Health Professions courses as necessary.
• Online and in-person teaching in clinical and classroom settings.
• Support student learning through activities that include FERPA compliance, maintain office hours, and timely feedback.

Education

Licensed graduate of an Accredited Dental Hygiene Program

Bachelor’s Degree in any field, OR current enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree with anticipated graduation within three years

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

• Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties.
• The CV/Resume may not take the place of any one section in the application.

Position Information

Posting Number:

260055

Job Title:

Department Information

Our Health Professions Department is seeking to expand its pool of part-time faculty to teach Dental Hygiene.

• Beyond the required education and experience, instructors must have a passion for what they teach and have teaching styles that support student success. Instructors are responsible for following Division and College procedures in support of teaching and learning.
• This is an application pool posting for 2026-2027. The assigned location for this position is at the Lane Community College’s main campus located in Eugene, Oregon.
• Selected candidates will be clinical instructors.

Search Information

• The first review date of this applicant pool posting will be based on term needs.
• First review date of applications may be as early as 10 business days after posting. Subsequent review dates will be based upon department needs. Lane Community College reserves the right to modify this information.
• Your application will remain in the pool until a decision is made on your candidacy.

Application Information

• Provide all documents as requested.
• A resume may not take the place of any one section of the application.
• Unofficial Transcripts are required for this position at the time of application. See instructions below.

Location: Main Campus

Classification: Part-time Faculty

Position Type: Contracted Part-Time Faculty

Anticipated Start Date: Upon hire, based on department need.

Salary/Wage: Hourly

• Our application is used to determine the initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.
• The Part-time Faculty benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, and paid sick leave. Part-time faculty may be eligible for full contracted benefits after meeting certain criteria.

Working Schedule

• Evening and weekend hours may be required.
• Term by Term assignment.
• Continuation of work is based on department need.
• Classes as assigned by Division Dean based on need, enrollment, and availability of contracted and/or more senior part-time faculty.

FLSA: Exempt

Position Status: Temporary

Full/Part: Part-Time

Annual Schedule: Other

Annual Schedule Details: Positions are for fall, winter and/or spring term assignments. Current openings are for clinical instruction assignments

• Licensed graduate of an Accredited Dental Hygiene Program

AND

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any field, OR
• Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree with anticipated graduation within three (3) years of date of hire.

Higher level course sections may require higher minimum qualifications. Departments will assess how your qualifications align with their needs. For questions, reach out to the person listed in the Applicant Instructions section.

Required Experience

• Recent (within the last 3 years) work with patients/clients in a dental hygiene setting and/or academic/clinical teaching experience in dental hygiene.
• Current knowledge of the subject as demonstrated through continuing education courses or college courses, current concepts in the dental hygiene pre-clinic subjects of basic instrumentation, assessment procedures, and protocols for the dental hygiene process of care.

Licensure or Certification Requirements

• Must be eligible for Licensure for Dental Hygiene in Oregon.
• Dental Hygiene Expanded Practice Permit or eligible to obtain by date of hire.
• Nitrous Oxide Sedation Permit or eligible to obtain by date of hire.

Conditions of Employment

• Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.
• Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Education

• Dental hygiene restorative functions endorsement.

Preferred Experience

• Evidence of professional development in dental hygiene.
• Experience with distance learning or with online learning management systems.
• Restorative experience preferred.

Language Statement

We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.

Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane’s commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, multilingual skills, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.

Equivalency Statement

We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.

Position Purpose

The primary purpose of this position is to provide instruction in dental hygiene interventions, primarily in clinical or lab learning environments. Faculty are professional educators with the primary responsibility of providing a quality learning experience for all Lane Community College students. The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of teacher of record and facilitator of learning.

Essential Functions

Division Functions

• Provide instruction in Dental Hygiene courses and other Health Professions courses as necessary

Support student learning through activities that include:

• Exhibit compliance with College policies and procedures, accountability for leave time, timesheet completion, release time, textbook ordering and related functions
• Sustain currency in discipline and innovation in teaching
• Collegial participation in faculty performance evaluation process
• Maintain and post office hours in alignment with College expectations
• Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, and/or other documentation; ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory
• Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students
• Other duties as assigned
• Provide high-quality classroom instruction
• Create course content, develop and revise course content and materials
• Establish learning outcomes consistent with core ability outcomes, assess outcomes using appropriate assessment tools, and use assessment results to inform improvements at a program and course level
• Incorporate college values into the curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment including facilitating awareness of multicultural and diversity issues in curricula
• Teach and develop all class syllabi and course materials, in a form that can be directly delivered to, and used by, students
• Confer with students on course materials
• Deliver curriculum to students in traditional and online formats

Online Teaching and Student Support

• Engage within the online course environment to ensure Regular and Substantive Interaction ( RSI ).
• Monitor student progress and provide reasonable coaching and assistance to struggling students towards success
• Review and grade all work submitted by students and provide timely and substantive feedback
• Provide timely responses to student inquiries.
• Ensure that all materials meet the guidelines of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
• Use effective strategies for teaching online.

Equity and Inclusion

• Demonstrate Lane Community College’s core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities.
• Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.
• Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and Disability Resource departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities.
• Must demonstrate an active concern for students, staff, and the public.

Supervision Statement

Faculty report to a Department or Division Dean, and perform instruction-related duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies and procedures of the college: Lane Vision, Mission, Values

Physical Demands/Working Environment

This position works indoors and is exposed to usual office working conditions that include office noises and interruptions, such as printers, telephones, and visitors. This position requires that an employee is able to sit or stand for extended periods of time; perform cognitive and psychometric work for more than six (6) hours a day. Work may require transporting materials up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Work safely.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Current dental hygiene science, practice and instructional development.
• Implementing appropriate curriculum activities and material.
• Manage multiple tasks including instruction, advising and coordination in a complex environment.
• Foster the personal, professional and intellectual growth of students.
• Participate in program-specific evaluation and accreditation.
• Work within fiscal parameters.
• Knowledge of the differences of learning styles and current advances in teaching methods.

Skills in

• Supervision, leadership, and building professional working relationships.
• Strategic project management, analytical thinking, and creative problem solving.
• Collaborative teamwork, process improvements, and innovation.
• Provision of instrumentation education for periodontal debridement.
• Use of electronic dental records, digital radiography, and electronic patient records management.

Ability to

• Apply and use current technology both clinically and didactically.
• Teach, create, and maintain a classroom, clinical, and laboratory atmosphere conducive to student learning.
• Teach a wide range of developmental and clinical courses in the program.
• Use safe practices and applicable rules, regulations and procedures.
• Collaborate effectively with staff and other instructors, in a team environment.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with all students, staff, and community members.
• Assist students with disabilities or other special learning needs with course requirements and assist in the provision of requested reasonable accommodations for those needs.
• Infuse the curriculum with materials that reflect state‑of‑the‑art clinical practice, evidence‑based dental literature and procedures, and varied perspectives.
• Understand and carry out the college commitment to student success, lifelong learning, and educational opportunities.
• Design and implement curriculum based on an understanding of the scope and sequence of lower‑level basic skills.
• Refer students with personal and/or academic problems to appropriate resources.
• Understand and carry out Lane Community College’s commitment to student success, lifelong learning, and the needs of students, staff and the public.
• Understand and carry out Lane Community College’s mission and strategic agendas including college learning outcomes, cultural competency, and diversity.