Adjunct Faculty, Dental Hygiene (Future Opportunities)

Job Summary

CCRI’s Department of Dental Health invites applicants for future adjunct positions. This posting is not for an immediate vacancy but for upcoming opportunities. By applying, you will be placed in a pool of candidates who will be reviewed when a suitable position becomes available.

The Dental Health Programs prepare students as dental professionals who have the skills required to be competent members of the dental care team, deliver quality dental health care to the public, have the knowledge to pass national licensure and certification examinations and are committed to professional development through life-long learning.

The Dental Health Department is looking for dynamic, skilled and motivated individuals to join our team. Dental Health adjunct faculty demonstrate competence in clinical skills, lecture and lab instruction and responsibilities consistent with the mission and philosophy of the Dental Health Programs and the College.

Subjects

• Dental Hygiene Pre-clinic
• Dental Hygiene Clinic – First and Second Year
• DENT-1000 Introduction to Dental Health Careers
• Dental Materials
• Oral Radiography
• Oral Anatomy and Dental Sciences
  
  

Duties And Responsibilities

Commitment to CCRI’s Mission:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy and mission of a comprehensive community college.
• Work collaboratively with others in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Work collaboratively in a diverse, inclusive, and student-centered environment, with students of various learning styles, cultures, identities, and life-experiences.
  
  

Instructional Skills

• Plan, develop, present, and modify courses from proposal, to syllabus, to delivery (classroom, hybrid, or online), to assessment, to evaluation.
• Teach assigned courses
• Convey knowledge and skills effectively to students.
• Continue professional development as an educator.
• Use advanced technologies to expand student resources and learning opportunities.
• Assess student learning according to best practices in measurement of student performance objectives and outcomes.
• Demonstrate creativity and flexibility in pedagogical approaches to a diverse population of students and peers.
• Dental Hygiene preclinical, clinical, laboratory and didactic teaching.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and a collaborative approach to working with students and colleagues.
• Demonstrate commitment to providing academic support to students and provide remediation as needed
• Participate in accreditation activities.
• Complete annual education methodology as required for accreditation
• Attend faculty calibration meetings
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Education or related field, required.
• Minimum of 4 years of clinical dental hygiene experience, required.
• Current Rhode Island dental/dental hygiene license and permit to administer local anesthesia is required. Candidates that are eligible for licensure will be considered
• Current certification in CPR at the Health care Provider level required
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous teaching experience at a CODA accredited institution, preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical dental assisting experience is preferred.
• CDA Certified Dental Assistant, preferred.
  
  

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa including student visas.

Since opening its doors for the first time on September 24, 1964, the Community College of Rhode Island has created a strong foundation as the state’s only associate degree-granting institution serving all Rhode Islanders with an affordable, high-quality education.

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