Dental Hygienist Clinical/Laboratory - Adjunct Faculty

Class Description

CCBC is the college of choice for over 50,000 students
and 200 businesses each year — all with unique goals,
strengths and requirements. By offering a holistic learning
environment that is both accepting and challenging, we meet
students where they are and take them where they want to go. We
offer the region’s most expansive selection of degree, certificate
and workplace certification programs at 3 campuses plus 3
convenient CCBC centers along with off-site community
locations.

Under the supervision of the Dental Hygiene Program Director and
the guidance of the Clinical Coordinator, the Adjunct Dental
Hygiene Clinical/Laboratory Faculty member is responsible for
providing high-quality, evidence-based clinical and/or laboratory
instruction and supervision of students that supports the mission
and learning outcomes of the Dental Hygiene Program. This adjunct
faculty member supervises student patient care, evaluates clinical
performance, promotes student success and patient safety, and
serves as a professional role model while maintaining compliance
with College policies, state regulations, and Commission on Dental
Accreditation (CODA) standards.

Instruction Hours: Monday–Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.;
specific days and hours vary based on program staffing and
instructional needs each semester.

Minimum Requirements

• Faculty assigned to clinical and/or laboratory instruction must

possess an associate degree or higher from an accredited
institution.

• Graduate of a CODA-accredited dental hygiene program.
• Current Maryland dental hygiene license is in active status and

good standing, or eligibility for Maryland licensure.

• Current Maryland license to administer local anesthesia and

administer/monitor nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation, when
applicable to assignment and consistent with the Maryland Dental
Practice Act.

• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical dental hygiene practice

experience.

• Current BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Ability to meet all College, Program, clinical, institutional,

and regulatory requirements related to employment and assigned
responsibilities, including health, immunization, background check,
and other requirements as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior clinical instruction, teaching, mentoring, precepting, or

supervision experience.

• Experience in an accredited dental hygiene educational

program.

• Experience with electronic health records, educational

technologies, and learning management systems.

• Familiarity with Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

standards and outcomes assessment.

• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred.

Class Specific Essential Duties

• Provide clinical instruction and supervision of students in

accordance with course objectives, program outcomes, institutional
policies, state regulations, and CODA standards.

• Supervise and evaluate student clinical and/or laboratory

performance, competencies, professionalism, and overall progress in
accordance with established program standards.

• Ensure that patient care is delivered safely, ethically, and in

accordance with the Maryland Dental Practice Act, accepted
standards of care, and program policies.

• Guide students in patient assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis,

care planning, implementation, evaluation, clinical
decision-making, and documentation.

• Maintain timely communication with the Program Director,

Clinical Coordinator, and other appropriate faculty regarding
student performance, patient care concerns, and matters affecting
student success.

• Provide demonstration of clinical procedures and may perform

direct patient care or intervene in patient treatment, when
appropriate, to support student learning, patient safety, and
program operations.

• Meet with students as needed to provide remediation, mentoring,

coaching, and support related to clinical performance, competency
attainment, professionalism, and student success.

• Provide timely, accurate, and constructive evaluation of

student clinical and/or laboratory performance and maintain
required clinical records and documentation.

• Collaborate with supervising dentists and other faculty members

to support patient care and student learning.

• Participate in faculty meetings, orientations, calibration

activities, educational methodology training, institutional
compliance training, and other required program functions.

• Maintain all licenses, certifications, and credentials required

for assigned teaching responsibilities in active status and good
standing and comply with applicable continuing education
requirements.

• Maintain current knowledge of evidence-based dental hygiene

practice and pursue ongoing professional development to support
instructional excellence and emerging best practices.

• Support program assessment, accreditation activities,

curriculum improvement, and continuous quality improvement
initiatives as assigned.

• Promote a safe, respectful, inclusive, and professional

clinical learning environment for students, patients, faculty,
staff, and visitors.

• Fulfill all responsibilities associated with the appointment

for the duration of the assignment period, including activities
occurring before, during, and after the academic term, such as
meetings, calibration activities, grading, documentation, training,
and other assigned duties.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director,

Clinical Coordinator, Dean, or College administration.

CCBC Part Time Benefits At A Glance

BENEFIT SUMMARY

Supplemental (Retirement Annuities) 403(b) and 457(b)

• Tax-sheltered annuities – 403(b). Payroll salary reduction

authorization is needed. The form is available on SharePoint
Forms/Human Resources Forms.

The 403(b) supplemental retirement plan is available to all CCBC
employees (Adjunct Faculty, Part Time Associates and Full Time
employees).

• Roth 403(b) is a savings feature that is available when you

open a 403(b) account. The Roth 403(b) savings feature allows
employees to contribute after-tax dollars and then withdraw
tax-free dollars from their account upon retirement. The Roth
403(b) savings feature is only offered by the following vendors:
TIAA-CREF and VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. Adjunct Faculty, Part
Time Associates and Full Time employees are eligible to save for
retirement using the Roth 403(b) savings feature. Employees may
contribute traditional pre-tax 403(b) dollars and Roth 403(b)
post-tax dollars simultaneously. The savings limits are combined
for the Traditional 403(b) and the Roth 403(b) contributions.

• Deferred Compensation Plan — 457(b) offered through VOYA

Financial Advisors, Inc. The 457(b) salary reduction authorization
form is needed. The form is available on SharePoint Forms/Human
Resources Forms.

Parking

Free. Must obtain a parking permit from the Department of Public
Safety to use on all campuses.

Sick and Safe Leave

CCBC is pleased to offer paid sick and safe leave for part-time
employees. Paid sick and safe leave is earned by all part-time
employees including credit and non-credit adjunct faculty,
part-time associates and other part-time employees.