Nine-Month Dental Hygiene/Dental Assisting Teaching Faculty

Nine-Month Dental Hygiene/Dental Assisting Teaching Faculty

The mission of Wytheville Community College is dedicated to facilitating student success and fostering excellence through teaching while providing personal development, lifelong career growth, community leadership, economic advancement, and cultural enrichment for the citizens of the counties of Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, and Wythe and the city of Galax. To achieve this mission and to fulfill its role as an educational leader and partner, Wytheville Community College commits to a student-centered environment by: providing programs and courses in occupational-technical education, college transfer education, general education, developmental education, distance education, continuing education, and workforce development; utilizing a broad range of instructional technologies, methods, materials, and facilities that are designed to meet the diverse needs of students; offering a supportive, comprehensive program of student development services that contribute to student persistence, success, and citizenship; fueling regional and state economic development by forging partnerships with businesses, industries, public agencies, civic groups, public schools, and other institutions of higher education not only within the service region but throughout the Commonwealth; promoting Appalachian Culture and cultural opportunities of Southwest Virginia; promoting accessibility; promoting accessibility and affordability; and ensuring quality in all programs and services.

Wytheville Community College seeks a full-time, student-centered Nine-Month Dental Hygiene faculty member within the Division of Health Professions and Medical Services. Responsibilities include didactic, preclinic laboratory, and clinic instruction in the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Dental Hygiene and the Career Studies Certificate in Dental Assisting programs in compliance with Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards. Additional duties include student advising, clinical site supervision, curriculum review, student learning outcomes assessment, maintaining clinical infection control/safety protocols, and serving on college and division committees. Faculty also share responsibility for participating in student recruitment activities, community service initiatives, and collaborative regional partnerships.

KSA’s/Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene or a bachelor’s degree in a closely related health field AND an associate’s degree in dental hygiene.
• Current, unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) in the Commonwealth of Virginia (or eligible for Virginia licensure prior to appointment).
• Current certification in the administration of Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide analgesia.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS/CPR certification; and
• Minimum of three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent documented part-time) clinical practice experience as a licensed dental hygienist.

Additional Considerations:

• Master’s degree in dental hygiene or a closely related health field.
• Experience teaching in a CODA-approved Dental Hygiene Program
• Experience in methods of instruction, testing, and evaluation of students in a CODA-Approved clinical dental hygiene setting.
• Experience in dental clinic coordination in a CODA-Approved educational setting.
• Knowledge of maintaining dental hygiene and dental assisting equipment and supplies.
• Trained in the use of digital dental scanners (WCC has an AoralScan).
• Experience utilizing Virginia Community College System (VCCS) enterprise and administrative platforms (such as Canvas LMS, SIS/Navigate, eVA procurement, and Emburse expense management); and
• Experience using Eaglesoft Dental Practice Management Software in an educational setting.

For full description and to apply, visit https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/102501

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