Clinical Assistant Professor (Clinical Oral Health Care) Contract

Primary Purpose and Essential
Functions:
Reporting to the Chair of the Department Clinical Oral Healthcare. Primary areas of responsibility include course
directing COH 217, Clinical ODTP and Treatment Planning, department liaison for ODTP in the clinical practice strand and clinical teaching
in main clinic. 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.

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 sociocultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socioeconomic status, etc. impede or
propel students, faculty, and staff.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBLITES:

• Course director for COH 217, Clinical ODTP
  and Treatment Planning for DDS and IDS classes.
• Be the department liaison for ODTP in the clinical practice strand. Teaching ODTP
  in ICS as well as creating content for evaluation of ODTP in clinic.
• Serve as generalist faculty in main clinic including evening
  clinic sessions.
• Provide didactic and clinical guidance, education, orientation, and mentorship for students through procedural
  oversight and small group learning.
• Screen patients for group practices as needed.
• Teach in Emergency clinic as needed and
  during break weeks.
• Create quarterly Night clinic faculty schedule.
• Conduct night clinic faculty calibration biannually
  and act as point person for night clinic faculty.
• Meet with infection control manager and update the exposure binders annually for
  GPLs and night clinic lead faculty.
• Present at the class meetings, faculty orientation meetings and student orientation
  meetings.
• Approve University Project forms (Dentical training) and act as point person for students and faculty in the absence of
  GPLs.
• Perform all duties as assigned by the supervisor, which may include assisting with administrative tasks, supporting project
  management, and contributing to department operations as needed.
• Have the flexibility to travel to the Sacramento campus when
  required, supporting cross campus initiatives and collaboration.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. General

• Be a role model and actively promote ethics, humanism, professionalism, the mission of the school, and personal growth for oneself and
  others.
• Demonstrate professionalism and responsibility.
• Participate in the life of the school, seek information, and work
  to common purposes.
• Develop and share in the collective knowledge of the school.
• Engage students and colleagues in
  disciplined reflection and critical thinking.

2. Teaching

• Promote maximal learning among all students, oneself, and one’s
  colleagues.
• Be current in one’s discipline.
• Provide feedback and evaluation in ways that preserve dignity, promote
  learning, develop consistency, and allow others to make valid decisions.
• Use all methods and modalities of teaching and assessment
  appropriate to one’s teaching assignments.
• Be accessible to students and colleagues.

3. Scholarship

• Share
  scholarship through publications, presentations, and other means with one’s peers.
• Participate in organizations and groups that
  encourage and sustain inquiry and provide peer review.

4. Service

• Perform activities for the common good of the School of
  Dentistry, the university, one’s professional groups, and the community.
• Bring distinction to the School of Dentistry by one’s
  actions.

Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge of:

• Dental school generalist teaching model.
• Competency based education and assessment methodology.
• Modern pedagogical concepts and application in health professions
  education.
• Providing care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Integrated, interprofessional
  care delivery systems.
• Trends in oral health and oral health education.
• Dental accreditation standards and processes.
• Computer skills (Word, Excel and Powerpoint).

Ability to:

• Promote the dental school mission, vision,
  and core values.
• Lead and function in an active change environment.
• Communicate effectively with faculty, staff,
  residents, students in a variety of ways including: email, texts, one-on-one conversations, small meetings, large meetings, lectures,
  etc.
• Always maintain professional composure and demeanor.
• Listen, follow, collaborate, negotiate, compromise, direct,
  delegate, refer, and think critically.
• Inspire excellence and promote innovation.

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a dental school setting.
• Minimum of 5 years of practice experience.

Education:

• DDS/DMD or equivalent.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

• Behavior consistent with
  core values of the Dugoni School.

Working Conditions:

• Position is full-time, 3 days per week.
• Position requires coordination of a variety of responsible duties in stressful non-clinical and clinical situations.
• Must be
  available to work additional hours every weekday and some weekends.

Preferred
Qualifications:
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:

• Work performed is primarily direct patient care with frequent use of computer keyboard
  and phone.
• Requires sitting, standing, bending, walking.
• Occasional lifting of up to 15lbs should be
  anticipated.

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/29452

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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