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Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:
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
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
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.
Helix strands.
presentation.
III. Patient Care
faculty both in the pre-clinical and clinical areas.
III. Research/Scholarship appropriate for promotion eligibility
research endeavors in which you are genuinely interested.
IV. Collaboration and Service
broadly in other school, university, professional, and community service opportunities.
for faculty members, the culture of humanism and collaboration at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is especially important.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge
of:
- Dental school educational processes
- Operative, Prosthodontic and Restorative didactic information and
techniques. Knowledge of cariology and modern concepts of prevention, minimally invasive and holistic care of patients. - Dental
materials and emerging digital applications and other technology to clinical restorative treatment.
Ability
to:
- Produce professional written reports and correspondence.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years
teaching/clinical practice experience - Clinical experience in all Restorative and Prosthodontic clinical procedures
Licenses/Education:
- DDS/DMD or international equivalent
- Valid CPR certification
- Hold or be
eligible for a California Dental License.
Working Conditions:
- Position is full-time, 4 days per
week. - Requires attendance to weekend/evening events and meetings.
Preferred
Qualifications:
Experience:
- Experience teaching predoc students in a dental school.
- Experience in
curriculum design and course directing.
Ability to:
- Communicate effectively with a diverse population of
patients, students, staff, faculty, and administration. - Work independently with minimal supervision.
- Work effectively in a
group setting. - Provide effective student and peer calibration and development.
- Maintain confidentiality of
information. - Demonstrate professional judgment in all situations.
- Effectively manage projects and deadlines.
Other:
- Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
- Ability to engage and
integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.
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.
Physical Requirements:
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.
Special
Instructions:
To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/29407
University of the Pacific is an
affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy,
Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff,
or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry,
age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender
identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.
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