Dentist Clincal/Laboratory - Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct Dentist Faculty Clinical/Laboratory

CCBC is the college of choice for over 50,000 students and 200 businesses each year all with unique goals, strengths and requirements. By offering a holistic learning environment that is both accepting and challenging, we meet students where they are and take them where they want to go. We offer the region's most expansive selection of degree, certificate and workplace certification programs at 3 campuses plus 3 convenient CCBC centers along with off-site community locations.

Under the supervision of the Dental Hygiene Program Director and the direct guidance of the Clinical Coordinator, the Adjunct Dentist Faculty Clinical/Laboratory collaborates with the Clinical Coordinator and other Dental Hygiene faculty and staff to provide high-quality, evidence-based clinical and/or laboratory instruction that supports the mission and learning outcomes of the Dental Hygiene Program. This adjunct faculty member supervises and supports student learning, evaluates student performance, promotes patient safety, and serves as a professional role model while maintaining compliance with College policies, state regulations, the Maryland Dental Practice Act, and Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards. When assigned to clinical instruction, the adjunct dentist faculty member serves as the supervising dentist for student patient care and provides clinical oversight consistent with accepted standards of care and applicable regulations.

Instruction Hours: MondayFriday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.; specific days and hours vary based on program staffing and instructional needs each semester.

Minimum Requirements

Faculty assigned to clinical and/or laboratory instruction must possess:

1. Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from an accredited institution.
2. Graduate of a CODA-accredited dental program.
3. Current Maryland dental license in active status and good standing, or eligibility for Maryland licensure.
4. Minimum of two (2) years of clinical dental practice experience.
5. Current BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
6. Ability to meet all College, Program, clinical, institutional, and regulatory requirements related to employment and assigned responsibilities, including health, immunization, background check, and other requirements as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include:

1. Prior clinical instruction, teaching, mentoring, precepting, or supervision experience.
2. Experience in a dental, dental hygiene, allied health, or higher education program.
3. Experience with electronic health records, educational technologies, and learning management systems.
4. Familiarity with Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards and outcomes assessment.
5. Experience supervising dental hygiene students in a clinical setting.

Class Specific Essential Duties

The Adjunct Dentist Faculty Clinical/Laboratory is responsible for:

1. Providing clinical and/or laboratory instruction in accordance with course objectives, program outcomes, institutional policies, state regulations, the Maryland Dental Practice Act, and CODA standards.
2. Supervising and evaluating student clinical and/or laboratory performance, competencies, professionalism, and overall progress in accordance with established program standards.
3. Providing general supervision of students providing patient care and support the safe, ethical, and effective delivery of dental hygiene services in accordance with accepted standards of care and applicable regulations.
4. Performing and/or confirming oral examinations, reviewing patient findings, establishing diagnoses, identifying conditions requiring referral, and providing treatment recommendations, when applicable to assignment.
5. Reviewing, approving, modifying, or authorizing treatment plans, radiographs, referrals, local anesthesia administration, and other procedures requiring dentist supervision or authorization; completing required clinical documentation and approvals in accordance with program policies, applicable regulations, and accepted standards of care, when applicable to assignment.
6. Guiding students in clinical decision-making, patient assessment, treatment planning, patient management, pharmacology, radiographic interpretation, and other aspects of patient care consistent with assigned responsibilities.
7. Providing demonstration of clinical and/or laboratory procedures and may perform direct patient care, intervene in patient treatment, or assist students in the management of challenging patient care situations, when appropriate, to support student learning, patient safety, and program operations.
8. Maintaining timely communication with the Program Director, Clinical Coordinator, and other appropriate faculty regarding student performance, patient care concerns, and matters affecting student success.
9. Meeting with students as needed to provide remediation, mentoring, coaching, and support related to clinical performance, professionalism, competency attainment, and student success.
10. Collaborating with dental hygiene faculty, staff, and other healthcare professionals to support student learning, patient care, and program operations.
11. Participating in faculty meetings, orientations, calibration activities, educational methodology training, institutional compliance training, and other required program functions.
12. Maintaining all licenses, certifications, and credentials required for assigned teaching responsibilities in active status and good standing and complying with applicable continuing education requirements.
13. Maintaining current knowledge of evidence-based dental practice and pursuing ongoing professional development to support instructional excellence and emerging best practices.
14. Supporting program assessment, accreditation activities, curriculum improvement, and continuous quality improvement initiatives as assigned.
15. Promoting a safe, respectful, inclusive, and professional clinical and/or laboratory learning environment for students, patients, faculty, staff, and visitors.
16. Fulfilling all responsibilities associated with the appointment for the duration of the assignment period, including activities occurring before, during, and after the academic term, such as meetings, calibration activities, documentation, training, and other assigned duties.
17. Performing other duties as assigned by the Program Director, Clinical Coordinator, Dean, or College administration.

Benefits

CCBC Part Time Benefits At A Glance

Benefit Summary

• Supplemental (Retirement Annuities) 403(b) and 457(b) Tax-sheltered annuities 403(b). Payroll salary reduction authorization is needed. The form is available on SharePoint Forms/Human Resources Forms. The 403(b) supplemental retirement plan is available to all CCBC employees (Adjunct Faculty, Part Time Associates and Full Time employees).
• Roth 403(b) is a savings feature that is available when you open a 403(b) account. The Roth 403(b) savings feature allows employees to contribute after-tax dollars and then withdraw tax-free dollars from their account upon retirement. The Roth 403(b) savings feature is only offered by the following vendors: TIAA-CREF and VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. Adjunct Faculty, Part Time Associates and Full Time employees are eligible to save for retirement using the Roth 403(b) savings feature. Employees may contribute traditional pre-tax 403(b) dollars and Roth 403(b) post-tax dollars simultaneously. The savings limits are combined for the Traditional 403(b) and the Roth 403(b) contributions.
• Deferred Compensation Plan 457(b) offered through VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. The 457(b) salary reduction authorization form is needed. The form is available on SharePoint Forms/Human Resources Forms.

Parking Free. Must obtain a parking permit from the Department of Public Safety to use on all campuses.

Sick and Safe Leave CCBC is pleased to offer paid sick and safe leave for part-time employees. Paid sick and safe leave is earned by all part-time employees including credit and non-credit adjunct faculty, part-time associates and other part-time employees.

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