Orthodontics Instructor

Touro College & University System; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Touro College of Dental Medicine in Albuquerque, NM seeks an orthodontic faculty member to provide direct patient care and mentor dental students in a busy clinic. The role reports to the Director of Orthodontics and Collaborates with the Director of Clinical Education and Executive Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs.

Responsibilities include guiding student-doctor/patient interactions, supervising clinical procedures, and maintaining high standards of professionalism and patient management.

Qualifications

• D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school.
• Certificate of training and educationally qualified from an ADA-accredited specialty program.
• Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction.
• Perform dental procedures on patients of the clinic as needed.
• Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques.
• Assist in solving patient related problems.
• Assist the Director of Orthodontics in assessing student performance in the clinic.
• Ensure accuracy of student clinical notes and approve procedures.
• Monitor for unapproved notes of treatments daily, weekly and monthly.
• Report misconduct to the Director of Orthodontics.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Professionalism

Patient care

Task organization

Education

DDS/DMD from CODA-accredited school

ADA-accredited specialty certificate

NM dental licensure eligibility

Job description

Overview

Directly reporting to the Director of Orthodontics, with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Executive Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs, orthodontic faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students within Touro College of Dental Medicine's clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction
• Perform dental procedures on patients of the clinic as needed
• Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques
• Assist in solving patient related problems
• Assist the Director of Orthodontics in their view of each student's performance within the orthodontic clinic
• Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes, approving student procedural code, and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness, Professionalism, & Promptness
• Monitoring for unapproved notes of treatments on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Report instances of misconduct to the Director of Orthodontics
• Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as:
  • Ensuring all clinical protocols are being followed in their clinical areas
  • Infection Control Compliance
• Complete Reviews of student activity upon request
• Aid in supervision of Clinical Formative and Summative Examination Process
• Attend periodic meetings with the Director of Orthodontics and attend clinical faculty meetings, including Faculty Forum
• Membership, if appointed, on relevant Clinical Committees

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• Required Qualifications
  • D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent.
  • Certificate of training and educationally qualified from an ADA-accredited specialty program.
  • Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New Mexico.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Previous teaching experience.
  • DEA number.
  • Board Eligible or Certified.
  • A track record of scholarly activity and outstanding patient care, as well as demonstration of or likely commitment to diversity-related teaching/research/service.
  • Engagement and familiarity in curriculum development and digital dentistry technology and experience in faculty calibration.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• A high degree of interpersonal competency: Professionalism, diplomacy, judgement and discretion required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop positive and cooperative relationships with students, faculty, and colleagues.
• Ability to organize tasks.

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