Part - Time Instructor, Dental Assisting - FY 2026

Part-Time Instructor

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Core Responsibilities:

• Meeting all classes at the time, place and length of time designated
• Teaching courses as assigned which correlate with the catalog descriptions and course outlines in a manner designed to assist the student to achieve the specific objectives of the course.
• Providing each student at the beginning of each course with a course outline which may include the following information:
• The goals, objectives and content for the course of study.
• Required and supplementary textbooks to be used.
• Attendance requirements
• Planned schedule of examinations, field trips or other special activities.
• Out-of-class assignment policy.
• Method of evaluating student progress toward an achievement of course goals and objectives, including the method by which the final grade is derived.
• Information about office hour availability and appointment procedures.
• Other information which advises students of those requirements established by the instructor for meeting the course objectives.
• Periodically examining and informing each student of his/her progress toward achieving the course's objectives.
• Preparing and administering examinations, which measure the student's attainment of the course's objectives.
• Preparing and administering at the prescribed time, a final examination that appropriately measures the student's attainment of the course's objectives.
• Assigning grades to students.

Salary:

• $925 per Instructional Unit for Lecture Classes
• $46.25 per hour of Lab or Clinical Instruction

Minimum Qualifications:

• Faculty must hold a valid and current Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) credential issued by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB).
• Candidates must have recent experience in four-handed dentistry.
• Must hold a current CPR for health care providers certification (online CPR class is not accepted)
• Faculty providing didactic instruction must have earned at least a baccalaureate degree within three years of the date of initial hire as a didactic faculty.
• Faculty teaching clinical courses do not require a baccalaureate.
• Candidates should have at least 5 years full time clinical dentistry work experience.

Required Attachment(s):

• CDA credential
• CPR card
• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

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