Pre-Clinical/Clinical Faculty - Pediatric Dentistry

University of the Pacific; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

University of the Pacific's Department of Pediatric Dentistry invites applications for a part-time, teacher-clinician position (0.5 to 2 days per week, 40 weeks per year) in the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

The role focuses on predoctoral teaching in both preclinical and clinical settings, with involvement in the DAU program and outreach activities coordinated with SCOPE. Responsibilities may include preclinical and clinical instruction, interdisciplinary teaching, and collaboration

Qualifications

• Current knowledge of AAPD Pediatric Dentistry Reference.
• Experience with dental education processes and clinic operations.
• Restorative and preventive techniques knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Preclinical instruction.
• Clinical instruction.
• Specialty preparatory activities.
• Teaching in interdisciplinary courses and other departments.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Independence

Professional judgment

Confidentiality

Humanistic education

Education

DDS/DMD or international equivalent

ADA-accredited specialty training in pediatric dentistry

Certificate or Master’s in pediatric dentistry

Active dental license

CPR certification

Job description

Pre-Clinical/Clinical Faculty - Pediatric Dentistry (Evergreen position)

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:

The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of the
Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, invites applicants to apply for a part-time, teacher-clinician; 0.5 to 2 days per week, 40 weeks per year.

The department is responsible for teaching pediatric dentistry at the pre-doctoral level. Teaching is done in a humanistic manner, such that students are enthusiastic about providing oral healthcare to children and inspired by the professionalism, expertise, and demeanor of the departmental faculty and staff. Additionally, the school's dental auxiliary utilization (DAU) program is part of the department, and is taught concurrently with pediatric dentistry both pre-clinically and in the pediatric clinic.

In addition to the formal curriculum, the department is active in community outreach activities, and independently as well as in conjunction with the student-organized outreach group (SCOPE), organizes, coordinates and provides outreach activities to the children of the community.

Department faculty members are integral in all activities of the department, and teach the students in all areas by instruction and also by example.

Responsibilities may include any of the following:

• Preclinical instruction
• Clinical instruction
• Specialty Preparatory Activities
• Teaching activities in interdisciplinary courses and other

departments in the school

These activities are assigned by the Department Chair in consultation with the individual faculty member.

Workload:

Because Pediatric Dentistry is a small department, with extensive commitments within the school, workload varies quarter to quarter.
Specific workload and scheduling will be adjusted based on the faculty member's as well as the department's needs.

For part-time faculty in the teacher-clinician track, emphasis is placed on teaching activities, but participation in scholarship and service is encouraged.

Some travel to San Francisco may be required for calibration, faculty development or other needs as determined by the Department chair.

Minimum Qualifications:

Current Knowledge of:

• Current Edition of AAPD Pediatric Dentistry Reference.
• Manual Dental school educational processes.
• Restorative and preventive information and technique.

Education:

• DDS/DMD or international equivalent; degree earned from

ADA-accredited school of dentistry is preferred.

• Certificate or Master's degree indicating successful completion

of an ADA-accredited specialty training program in pediatric dentistry is required.

• Current, active license to practice dentistry.
• Valid CPR certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education:

• Board certification by the American Board of Pediatric

Dentistry is desirable, but not required.

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively with a diverse population of patients,

students, staff, faculty and administration.

• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Work effectively as a team with administrators, faculty, staff,

and students.

• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Demonstrate professional judgment in all situations.
• Sincere desire to learn from and to teach students in all

phases of the curriculum, using a humanistic educational model.

• Sincere desire for personal growth and development as an

educator.

• Involvement or desire to be involved in organized dentistry,

especially organized pediatric dentistry.

• Involvement or desire to be involved in community outreach

activities.

• Involvement or desire to participate in professional education

beyond the school, on local, state, regional, national and international levels.

Physical Requirements:

GENERAL: Faculty should have sufficient motor function to execute movements essential to providing oral health care to patients.

SPECIFIC: Must possess the motor skills to perform palpation, percussion, auscultation and other diagnostic maneuvers, basic laboratory tests, dental preparations, and diagnostic procedures in a timely manner. Such actions require coordination of gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium, and functional uses of the senses of touch and vision.

SPECIFIC: Must be able to perform basic life support including CPR, transfer and position patients with disabilities, physically restrain children who lack motor control, and position and reposition himself or herself around the patient and chair in sitting and standing positions for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to operate controls, use high-speed or low-speed dental handpieces for tooth preparation procedures, and use hand instrumentation including scalpels for surgical procedures. All of these skills must be performed within reasonable time frames.

Special Instructions:

This recruitment is to establish a pool of qualified candidates, from which multiple short term, temporary appointments may be made.

Your application will be active for up to 6 months within the pooled position. If a job specific posting is created and you are interested in that specific position, please reapply directly to the posted position. Your previous pooled application will not automatically transfer to the new job opening.

Submission of materials does not guarantee consideration for future employment in openings of this type, since availability can be unpredictable and consideration competitive.

For in-person roles: This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate must be willing to relocate within
California, preferably within 25 miles of the (City) Pacific campus.

For online roles: While this is an online position, Pacific's three campuses are within California and its faculty and staff are mostly California residents. For administrative purposes, California residents are preferred. Out of state hires must be approved either by the Provost and Executive
Vice President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by the
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations.