Dentist Clincal/Laboratory - Adjunct Faculty

Class Description

CCBC is the college of choice for over50,000 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 direct s guidance of the Clinical Coordinator, the Adjunct
Dentist Faculty – Clinical/Laboratory collaborates with the
Clinical Coordinator and other Dental Hygiene faculty and staff to
provide high- quality, evidence-based clinical and/or laboratory
instruction that supports the mission and learning outcomes of the
Dental Hygiene Program. This adjunct faculty member supervises and
supports student learning, evaluates student performance, promotes
patient safety, and serves as a professional role model while
maintaining compliance with College policies, state regulations,
the Maryland Dental Practice Act, and Commission on Dental
Accreditation (CODA) standards. When assigned to clinical
instruction, the adjunct dentist faculty member serves as the
supervising dentist for student patient care and provides clinical
oversight consistent with accepted standards of care and applicable
regulations.

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 a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental
Medicine (DMD) degree from an accredited institution.

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

standing, or eligibility for Maryland licensure.

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

experience.

• Current BLS/CPR certi?cation 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 a dental, dental hygiene, allied health, or

higher education program.

• Experience with electronic health records, educational

technologies, and learning management systems.

• Familiarity with Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

standards and outcomes assessment.

• Experience supervising dental hygiene students in a clinical

setting.

Class Specific Essential Duties

• Provide clinical and/or laboratory instruction in accordance

with course objectives, program outcomes, institutional policies,
state regulations, the Maryland Dental Practice Act, and CODA
standards.

• Supervise and evaluate student clinical and/or laboratory

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

• Provide general supervision of students providing patient care

and support the safe, ethical, and effective delivery of dental
hygiene services in accordance with accepted standards of care and
applicable regulations.

• Perform and/or confirm oral examinations, review patient

findings, establish diagnoses, identify conditions requiring
referral, and provide treatment recommendations, when applicable to
assignment.

• Review, approve, modify, or authorize treatment plans,

radiographs, referrals, local anesthesia administration, and other
procedures requiring dentist supervision or authorization; complete
required clinical documentation and approvals in accordance with
program policies, applicable regulations, and accepted standards of
care, when applicable to assignment.

• Guide students in clinical decision-making, patient assessment,

treatment planning, patient management, pharmacology, radiographic
interpretation, and other aspects of patient care consistent with
assigned responsibilities.

• Provide demonstration of clinical and/or laboratory procedures

and may perform direct patient care, intervene in patient
treatment, or assist students in the management of challenging
patient care situations, when appropriate, to support student
learning, patient safety, and program operations.

• Maintain timely communication with the Program Director,

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

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

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

• Collaborate with dental hygiene faculty, staff, and other

healthcare professionals to support student learning, patient care,
and program operations.

• 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 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 and/or laboratory learning environment for students,
patients, faculty, staff, and visitors.

• Ful?ll 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, 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.