Clinical Assistant /Associate Professor

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Chair of the Preventative and Restorative Dentistry Department.

Faculty at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, engage in teaching in various formats, including didactic, simulation and clinical, clinical activities, scholarship, research and service. The successful candidate will oversee didactic, simulated, and clinical student learning experiences in the discipline and engage in al the activities listed above.

Position is full-time, teacher-clinician non-tenure track; 4 days per week, 52 weeks per year.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.

PRIMARY PURPOSE AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The Department of Preventive and Restorative is responsible for providing the Preventive and Restorative preclinical and clinical content within the dental school pre-doctoral and international dental studies curricula including Preventive and Minimally Invasive Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Implant Dentistry and Digital Dentistry, using the latest and innovative techniques, modern concepts, and technology.

Faculty at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, engage in teaching in various formats, including didactic, Simulation and clinical, clinical activities, scholarship, research, and service. The successful candidate will oversee didactic, simulated, and clinical student learning experiences in the discipline and engage in all the activities listed above.

I. Teaching
* Deliver lectures, seminars, preclinical simulation laboratory teaching, clinical teaching, and computer-based individualized instruction to support the Preventive and Restorative
Department's pre-clinical and clinical courses, in both the predoctoral and international dental studies students.
II. Curriculum design and course directorship
* Become a course director, design, lead and manage Operative Dentistry and Fixed Prosthodontic courses, and follow the ethos of minimum intervention/minimally invasive and modern/up to date concepts, materials and techniques.
* Contribute to curriculum design including integration with the various Helix strands.
* Utilize outcomes assessment, including student and peer evaluation, to improve curricular content and presentation.
* Assist in setting standards of care for our Dugoni School of Dentistry student clinic.
III. Patient Care
* Work in the Dugoni School of Dentistry clinics supervising student care of patients.
* Assist in the calibration and development of faculty both in the pre-clinical and clinical areas.
III. Research/Scholarship appropriate for promotion eligibility
* Build research endeavors in which you are genuinely interested.
* Demonstrate effort in scholarly publications and presentations.
* Take part in clinical research projects, sample collection and other scholarly activities.
IV. Collaboration and Service
* Engage broadly in other school, university, professional, and community service opportunities.
* In addition to the traditional expectations for faculty members, the culture of humanism and collaboration at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is especially important.
* Engage in National and International collaborations and activities.

The ideal candidate will: Role model for faculty and students regarding: (a) scholarship and clinical skill, (b) commitment to the profession, personal responsibility and habits, (d) continuous growth, (e) humanistic respect for dignity of others, (f) school policy (g)Actively participate in local, regional, and national organizations and networks (h)Attend and support school and university meetings and events.

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 adults and 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. A student must promote and support the ability of coworkers to perform prompt care. 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 these skills must be performed within reasonable time frames.

Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens may reasonably be anticipated. Personal protective equipment is expected to reduce or eliminate exposure to routine or limited infectious agents.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening.