ASDOH - Adjunct Faculty, Pediatric

A.T. Still University's Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) is seeking part-time, non-exempt adjunct faculty on the Mesa, Arizona campus for the pediatric clinic.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• General – conduct teaching, scholarship, service and patient care in support of the mission and goals of ASDOH and ATSU. Promote an atmosphere of respect, collegiality, commitment to diversity and social justice, and humanistic learning environment.
• Teaching – preclinical and clinical supervision as a Pediatric Dentist in the Simulation Lab and ASDOH clinics; effectively carry out lecture, seminar, preclinical and clinical assignments as assigned, with a focus on Pediatric Dentistry.
• Service – Participate in committees, faculty governance, professional societies and associations, community events, and provision of CE.
• Patient Care and Treatment - Provide direct patient care in ASDOH Clinics that supports community service, efficient clinic operations, student/resident education, or when in the best interest of the patient.
• Scholarship - Establish and maintain scholarly and/or research activity in area of expertise, at level consistent with scheduled annual workload.
• PreClinical and Clinical Supervision: Provide supervision of predoctoral dental students in simulation and patient care activities within the scope of general dentistry with a focus pediatric dentistry. This includes consultation, treatment planning, and direct patient care in coordination with student providers, CCU directors and other specialty faculty as needed.
• Oversee the development, implementation, revision and assessment of curriculum as assigned, integrating pediatric dentistry with other predoctoral curriculum, including behavioral, biomedical and clinical sciences.
• Documentation: Complete documentation on student performance/progress towards competency; review and approve EHR documentation in clinic and simulation lab.
• Coordinate with responsible Administrators & Asst/Assoc Deans in Clinic and Simulation Lab to establish protocols related to curriculum responsibility areas; enforce clinic policy including infection control, QI, risk management, recordkeeping, etc & assure safety. Support Director of Clinic Operations in the supervision and direction of clinic support staff.
• Provide direct patient care in ASDOH Clinics that supports community service, efficient clinic operations, student/resident education, or when in the best interest of the patient. This position requires the faculty member to perform the full scope of periodontal surgeries, including implant surgeries.
• Effectively carry out lecture, seminar and clinical assignments and responsibilities as assigned, including appropriate student assessment and documentation.
• Provide faculty development, training, and calibration related to curricular content.
• Other responsibilities as assigned