Pre-Clinical/Clinical Faculty, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry (Evergreen position)

University of the Pacific; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

University of the Pacific invites applications for a part-time, pre-clinical/clinical faculty position in Preventive and Restorative Dentistry (Evergreen). The role supports up to 2 days per week, 40 weeks per year, supervising pre-clinical student learning and patient care in a dental school setting.

The successful candidate will contribute to curriculum, assessment, and calibration activities while collaborating with colleagues across the Dugoni School.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of dental school educational processes and content.
• Experience with restorative and preventive information and technique.
• Familiarity with dental materials and emerging digital applications to clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Teach and supervise pre-clinical student learning experiences in IPT curriculum.
• Supervise students providing clinical care in the Dugoni School clinic.
• Engage in interprofessional service opportunities and maintain humanistic, collaborative culture.

Skills

Preclinical instruction

Clinical supervision

Curriculum assessment

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

DDS/DMD or international equivalent

Accredited dental school program completion

Job description

Pre-Clinical/Clinical Faculty, Preventive and RestorativeDentistry (Evergreen position)

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions: The Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry at theUniversity of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry,invites applicants to apply for a part-time, pre-clinical/clinicalfaculty up to 2 days per week, 40 weeks per year. The department isresponsible for providing the preventive and restorativepreclinical and clinical content within the dental schoolpre-doctoral curriculum including preventive, direct restoration(operative), indirect restoration (fixed), removable prosthodonticand implant restoration.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, andinclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students andemployees. We prioritize policy and decision-making thatdemonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the wayssocio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality,socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty andstaff.

Pacific faculty engage in teaching, scholarship and service. Thesuccessful candidate will supervise pre-clinical student learningexperiences in the discipline.

Responsibilities may include any of the following:

I. Teaching Curriculum

• Instruction in the Integrated Pre-clinical Technique (IPT)curricular strand.
• Participate in outcomes assessment, including student and peerevaluation, to improve curricular content and presentation.
• Assist in setting standards of care for our Dugoni School ofDentistry student.
• Participate in mandatory faculty calibration and development inpre-clinical areas.

II. Patient Care

• Supervise students providing clinical care of patients in theDugoni School clinic.
• Participate in mandatory faculty calibration and development inclinical areas.

II. Collaboration and Service

• Engage broadly in other school, university, professional, andcommunity service opportunities.
• In addition to the traditional expectations for facultymembers, the culture of humanism and collaboration at the Arthur A.Dugoni School of Dentistry is especially important.

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

Minimum Qualifications:

Knowledge of:

• Dental school educational processes.
• Restorative and preventive information and technique.
• Dental materials and emerging digital applications to clinicalrestorative treatment.

Experience:

• No previous teaching or practice experience is required forpre-clinical instruction.
• Minimum three years of dental private practice experience forclinical instruction and supervision of patient care.

Education:

• DDS/DMD or international equivalent.
• Completion of training from an accredited dental schoolprogram.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Active license to practice dentistry.
• Valid CPR certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to:

• Communicate effective with a diverse population of patients.students, staff, faculty and administration.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Work effectively in a group setting.
• Reflect, self-assess, and think critically.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Demonstrate professional judgment in all situations.

Experience:

• Previous teaching or practice experience is preferred

Other:

• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diversebackgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity,and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practicesand knowledge in their work.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative but notdefinitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfullyperform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.

GENERAL: Faculty should have sufficient motor function to executemovements essential to providing oral health care topatients.

SPECIFIC: Must possess the motor skills to perform palpation,percussion, auscultation and other diagnostic maneuvers, basiclaboratory tests, dental preparations, and diagnostic procedures ina timely manner. Such actions require coordination of gross andfine muscular movements, equilibrium, and functional uses of thesenses of touch and vision.

SPECIFIC: Must be able to perform basic life support including CPR,transfer and position patients with disabilities, physicallyrestrain adults and children who lack motor control, and positionand reposition around the patient and chair in sitting and standingpositions for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to operatecontrols, use high-speed or low-speed dental handpieces for toothpreparation procedures, and use hand instrumentation includingscalpels 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.

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

For online roles: While this is an onlineposition, Pacific's three campuses are within California and itsfaculty and staff are mostly California residents. Foradministrative purposes, California residents are preferred. Out ofstate hires must be approved either by the Provost and ExecutiveVice President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by theChief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Financeand Operations.