Open Rank Clinical Instructor or Clinical Assistant Professor - SOD General Practice

University of Maryland, Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Dentistry seeks a full-time, non-tenure clinical faculty member to join the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Division of General Practice. The role blends clinical education, patient care, and academic operations to shape pre-doctoral students into capable dentists.

Based in a Group Practice model, you will mentor students, supervise patient care, and contribute to curriculum delivery while maintaining a 40-hour week with evening clinics as

Qualifications

• DMD or DDS from a CODA-accredited institution.
• Eligibility for a teaching dental license in Maryland.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice in a comprehensive general dentistry setting.
• Hands-on experience in comprehensive patient care, including phased treatment planning, operative and direct restorative dentistry, single-unit indirect restorations, urgent dental care, postoperative management, and referrals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Submit CV, a statement of teaching interests, and three letters of recommendation.

Responsibilities

• Teach in the predoctoral dental clinic, supervising students providing patient care.
• Mentor assigned students on academic and clinical progress throughout the clinical curriculum.
• Manage patient care with students within their assigned group practice.
• Track student progress and collaborate with academic affairs on student deficiencies.
• Teach and direct appropriate predoctoral courses tied to the department, including treatment planning, restorative dentistry, and diagnostic sciences.
• Assist the staff, faculty, and administration in training adjunct faculty to achieve clinical calibration.
• Support quality assurance, compliance, and improvement efforts in collaboration with the Division Director and the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs.
• Respond to operational needs and special assignments from the Chair of the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry.
• Contribute as a genuine team member in identifying problems and working through solutions.

Skills

Teaching

Mentoring

Clinical dentistry

Team collaboration

Education

DMD or DDS (CODA-accredited)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Dentistry islooking for a full-time non-tenure clinical faculty member to jointhe Department of Comprehensive Dentistry. We are looking forsomeone who genuinely enjoys teaching, takes pride in mentoring thenext generation of dentists, and wants to grow in academicdentistry over the long term.

This role sits at the intersection of clinical education, patientcare, and day-to-day academic operations. You will be directlyshaping how pre-doctoral students develop into confident, competentdentists.

This position is based in the Division of General Practice withinthe Department of Comprehensive Dentistry. The Division operates ona Group Practice model, organized into eight group practices. The40 hours weekly will be distributed according to the scheduledclinic hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, including evening clinicsfrom 4:00- 6:30 pm.

Responsibilities

Day to day, your responsibilities will include:

• Teaching in the predoctoral dental clinic, supervising studentsproviding patient care.
• Mentoring assigned students on academic and clinical progressthroughout the clinical curriculum.
• Managing patient care with students within their assigned grouppractice.
• Track student progress and collaborate with academic affairs onstudent deficiencies.
• Teach and direct appropriate predoctoral courses tied to thedepartment, including treatment planning, restorative dentistry,and diagnostic sciences.
• Assist the staff, faculty, and administration in training adjunctfaculty to achieve clinical calibration.
• Supporting quality assurance, compliance, and improvement effortsin collaboration with the Division Director and the Associate Deanfor Clinical Affairs.
• Responding to operational needs and special assignments from theChair of the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry.
• Contributing as a genuine team member in identifying problems andworking through solutions.

Qualifications

• DMD or DDS from a CODA-accredited institution, or a foreignequivalent dental degree
• Eligibility for a teaching dental license in Maryland
• The applicant must have a minimum of 5-years of clinical practicein a comprehensive general dentistry setting.
• Solid hands-on experience in clinical experience in comprehensivepatient care, including phased treatment planning, operative anddirect restorative dentistry, single-unit indirect restorations,urgent dental care, post-operative management, and generatingappropriate referrals
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including Word,Excel, and PowerPoint
• Please submit the following, a signed/dated detailed curriculumvitae, a statement of teaching interests, and three letters ofrecommendation into the portal.

Hiring range: $135,000 to $150,000 (depending on academic rank andcommensurate with education and experience).

About Us

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is Maryland’s publichealth, law, and human services university. Six professionalschools and the interdisciplinary Graduate School confer themajority of health care, human services, and law professionaldegrees in Maryland each year.

Our goal is to support the University’s mission of education,research, clinical care, and public service by amplifying UMB’svoice as a thought and action leader, and to enhance goodwill inthe communities and people with whom we engage. UMB is a publicuniversity and constituent institution of the University System ofMaryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physicallywithin the State of Maryland.

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforceand is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or nationalorigin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical ormental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, orany other legally protected classification.

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UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to workprimarily physically within the State of Maryland. Regular and contractual employee are eligible for acomprehensive benefits package

About the Team

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) is theworld's first dental college and Maryland’s predominant provider ofcomprehensive and emergency oral health services for individuals ofall ages, including the underserved and disadvantaged. Throughresearch innovation, creativity, and productive partnerships, ourfaculty, staff, and students are developing and implementing novelapproaches to advance oral health and improve lives.