Orthodontics Instructor

Overview Directly reporting to the Director of Orthodontics, with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Executive Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs, orthodontic faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students within Touro College of Dental Medicine's clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction
• Perform dental procedures on patients ofthe clinic as needed
• Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques
• Assist in solving patient related problems
• Assist the Director of Orthodontics in their view of each student's performance within the orthodontic clinic
• Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes, approving student procedural code, and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness, Professionalism, & Promptness
• Monitoring for unapproved notes of treatments on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Report instances of misconduct to the Director of Orthodontics
• Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as:
• Ensuring allclinical protocols are being followed in their clinical areas
• Infection Control Compliance
• Complete Reviews of student activity upon request
• Aid in supervision of Clinical Formative and Summative Examination Process
• Attend periodic meetings with the Director of Orthodontics and attend clinical faculty meetings, including Faculty Forum
• Membership, if appointed, on relevant Clinical Committees

Education/Experience Qualifications

• Required Qualifications

• D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent.

• Certificate of training and educationally qualified from an ADA-accredited specialty program.

• Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New Mexico.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Previous teaching experience.

• DEA number.

• Board Eligible or Certified.

• A track record of scholarly activity and outstanding patient care, as well as demonstration of or likely commitment to diversity-related teaching/research/service.

• Engagement and familiarity in curriculum development and digital dentistry technology and experience in faculty calibration.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• A high degree of interpersonal competency: Professionalism, diplomacy, judgement and discretion required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop positive and cooperative relationships with students, faculty, and colleagues.
• Ability to organize tasks.