Clinical Instructor Open Rank – Dental Hygiene

Job Description

The dental hygiene candidate will provide instruction to dental hygiene students in the classroom and/or clinic with supervision of students. The faculty member’s teaching and service responsibilities will be determined based on the faculty member’s areas of dental hygiene expertise, special interest, and Department of Dental Hygiene needs. 

The faculty member will also be assigned and responsible for service activities meeting department, college, and university needs and those related to the dental hygiene profession in addition to teaching responsibilities.

Responsibilities

The dental hygiene candidate will provide instruction to dental hygiene students in the classroom and/or clinic with supervision of students. The faculty member’s teaching and service responsibilities will be determined based on the faculty member’s areas of dental hygiene expertise, special interest, and Department of Dental Hygiene needs. 

The faculty member will also be assigned and responsible for service activities meeting department, college, and university needs and those related to the dental hygiene profession in addition to teaching responsibilities.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Dental Hygiene license (RDH)
• Master’s degree in dental hygiene, public health, or related field or willingness to pursue the degree
• Two years of Dental/Dental Hygiene didactic or clinical teaching experience
• Three years of full time (32+ hours/week) clinical and/or public health dental hygiene experience
• Eligible for licensure as a dental hygienist in TN

Preferred Qualifications

• Dental Hygiene license (RDH) or Dental license (DDS or DMD)
• Five years of Dental/Dental Hygiene didactic or clinical teaching experience in a university setting
• Five or more years of clinical dental/dental hygiene experience
• Ability to work effectively with people of culturally diverse backgrounds
• Evidence of a record of scholarly activity or other creative endeavors related to dental/dental hygiene
• On-line teaching and course design experience
• Public health experience
• Experience in curriculum development, implementation, and assessment

About Us

As the statewide, public, academic health system, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center trains the next generation of health care providers for Tennessee, cares for the people from one end of the state to the other, and researches the cures for the diseases that most affect all who call Tennessee home. More than 3,000 students are enrolled at one of the four major UTHSC campuses – Memphis (main campus), Knoxville, Chattanooga or Nashville. 

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, UTHSC offers four undergraduate and more than 30 graduate or professional degrees, and has more than 50 endowed professorships, including 19 Chairs of Excellence. UTHSC is the largest educator of healthcare professionals and trains the largest number of residents in Tennessee. The mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to transform lives through collaborative and inclusive education, research/scholarship, clinical care, and public service.

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