Part-Time Dentist

2 weeks ago

Kingwood, West Virginia, United States Lone Star College Full time

Purpose and Scope:

The Clinical Supervising Dentist is responsible for delivering a quality educational experience for dental hygiene students. This includes supervising dental hygiene comprehensive care at the first- and second-year clinical levels and occasional didactic teaching responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Ensure that instruction meets or exceeds standards established by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation.
  • Remain in clinic for the duration of all clinical sessions.
  • Employ a variety of teaching methods in order to meet the varied learning styles of students.
  • Supervise all care/treatment plans developed by students and approved by clinic faculty as outlined in the Texas State Dental Practice Act.
  • Administer and grade clinical skills in accordance with course objectives identified in the course syllabus.
  • Monitor student performance on a periodic basis and provide feedback to students.
  • Follows the dental hygiene policies and procedures and works in partnership with faculty and program director to update as needed.
  • Provide consultation on medical histories of new and recall clients.
  • Provide consultation and follow-up on clinical percutaneous exposures.
  • Authorize sealant placement and any other expanded functions provided by dental hygienist according to state practice act.
  • Administration of local anesthesia.
  • Perform intraoral screenings, recognizes oral pathologies and determines need for treatment referrals.
  • Prescribe sub-gingival medicaments and other prescription products when indicated.
  • Work in partnership with dental hygiene faculty to authorize radiographs to meet patient's needs.
  • Diagnose dental decay from patient radiographs.
  • Share information about students' needs, attendance and achievements with the director and other faculty members.
  • Assume responsibility for own continuing education by participation in workshops, seminars, regional and/or national meetings.
  • Attend regularly scheduled department meetings.
  • Participate in trainings, orientations and college-required activities.
  • Assist in dental hygiene program accreditation process.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge and skill in a variety of computer usage and software are required.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse professional, community, and student population.
  • Possess good organizational and planning skills.
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.
  • Ability to keep skills and procedural knowledge updated with current technological advances.

Physical Abilities:

  • Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand, and also working with the whole hand in order to handle a variety of medical equipment.
  • Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
  • Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing medical equipment/monitors; viewing a computer terminal;
  • Ability to distinguish colors in order to read medical equipment/monitors/charts, etc.

Work Schedule and Conditions:

  • Hours will vary depending on class times.
  • Instructors are required to meet with classes at all scheduled times and be available to students outside of class instruction as needed.
  • Equipment used includes, PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, calculator, phone and other general office equipment.
  • Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position.
  • Work is performed in a climate-controlled office with minimal exposure to safety hazards.

Required Qualifications:

  • DDS or DMD degree required.
  • Current Texas license to practice professional dentistry required OR current Texas Dental Faculty license.
  • Must have a minimum of three years in clinical practice.
  • Knowledgeable of current technologies in clinic and appropriate to the area of instruction.
  • Possess knowledge of, and demonstrates proficiency in, current concepts in dental hygiene, dental hygiene education, clinical instruction, general dentistry, and clinical practice.
  • Willingness to utilize distance learning strategies and latest multi-media technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • College level teaching experience preferred.

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