Periodontist Instructor

Overview Directly reporting to the Director of Periodontics, with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Executive Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs, periodontal 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 of the clinic as needed

• Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques

• Assist in solving patient related problems

• Assist the Director of Periodontics in the review of each student's performance within the pediatric dentistry 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 Periodontics

• Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as:

• Ensuring all clinical 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 Periodontics and attend clinical faculty meetings, including Faculty Forum

• Membership, if appointed, on relevant Clinical Committees

Education/Experience 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.
• Previous teaching experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• 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.
• 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.

Certifications/Licensures

• DEA number.
• Board Eligible or Certified.