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Clinical Adjunct Faculty - Dental Hygiene

Regis College

  • Waltham, MA
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Demonstrate and provide highly developed clinical skills, including preventative therapies, conventional radiographic principles, interpretation and techniques, dental materials, periodontal instrumentations and advanced periodontal techniques. Additional duties may include the following: supervision and evaluation of students in pre-clinical, clinical, and laboratory dental hygiene sessions for dental radiology, oral science, or dental materials lab sessions.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationWaltham, MA
    IndustryEducation
    Company Size500 to 999 employees
    Year Founded1927
    Websitehttp://www.regiscollege.edu/

    Description

    Summary

    Clinical Adjunct Faculty are hired in a part-time capacity on a semester-by-semester basis, contingent upon the needs of the Dental Hygiene Program. The goal of the clinical instructor is to provide instruction to dental hygiene students through demonstration and exercises while in the dental clinic area. Additional duties may include the following: supervision and evaluation of students in pre-clinical, clinical, and laboratory dental hygiene sessions for dental radiology, oral science, or dental materials lab sessions.

    Essential Functions:

    • Supervision of dental hygiene students in clinical and lab settings.
    • Provide orientation, direction and guidance to students in the skills lab.
    • Demonstrate and provide highly developed clinical skills, including preventative therapies, conventional radiographic principles, interpretation and techniques, dental materials, periodontal instrumentations and advanced periodontal techniques.
    • Conduct fair and consistent evaluation of students through skill evaluations and clinical competencies.
    • Demonstrate dental hygiene procedures as needed, including local anesthesia.
    • Educate and train students to achieve entry-level competencies according to accreditation and program requirements.
    • Assist the student in accurately recording ALL relevant pertinent information in the patient volunteer's dental record.
    • Provide contributions to curriculum improvements.
    • Demonstrate and promote excellence, respect, communication, courtesy, enthusiasm and teamwork.
    • Attend Dental Hygiene program meetings upon request.

    Other Responsibilities:

    • Actively communicate and collaborate with the Program Director and Operations Manager to ensure clinic continuity.
    • Performs other related duties as required.

    About Company

    Regis is a private Catholic coed university in Greater Boston with more than 3,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students within the four schools of arts and sciences, business and communication, health sciences, and nursing. Regis is located 12 miles from Boston on a beautiful suburban campus in Weston, MA. Founded in 1927 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Regis offers students a values-based education integrated with cutting-edge technology and industry-focused curriculum. Students can enroll in courses on campus or in the University's rapidly expanding online program.

    Students from across the U.S. and abroad pursue studies in the University's School of Health Sciences, School of Business and Communication, School of Arts and Sciences and the Richard and Sheila Young School of Nursing. Regis students are encouraged to take advantage of flexible educational options like the Fast Track to Master's Program, which allows students to earn a combined bachelor and master's degree in as little as five years

    Regis offers:
    • A classic New England campus environment with more than 70 percent of undergraduate students living on campus in five residence halls which include new suite-style rooms and fitness equipment.
    • A comprehensive internship program where students participate in unique clinical and internship experiences in Boston and the surrounding area. 97% of Regis graduates are employed full-time or are enrolled in graduate school six months after graduation.
    • Unique global experience opportunities through its Center for Global Connections, including study abroad and global service learning programs.
    • A nationally recognized nursing program that has received the National League for Nursing designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education for a third consecutive time.
    • Broad academic support services through the Academic Center for Excellence and a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio.
    • An expansive library with a learning commons, study and research space with FitDesks that allow students to exercise while studying, and a Dunkin' Donuts.
    • 25+ clubs and organizations and student programming.

    The intergenerational campus includes a Children's Center, named 2017 Program of the Year by the National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers, and a Lifelong Learning program (LLARC) for senior adults with a passion for learning. Regis North, a satellite campus in Lawrence, Mass., in partnership with Northern Essex Community College (NECC), offers nursing, public health, sports management and health sciences bachelor degree completion programs to students in the Merrimack Valley. Regis is also an Apple Distinguished School for 2016-2018.

    Regis has 20 men's and women's NCAA Division III athletic teams in the Great Northeast Athletics Conference (GNAC). The Athletic Facility includes:
    • Indoor facilities with three fitness rooms, a six-lane swimming pool, gymnasium, athletic training room, and team room.
    • Outdoor facilities with a turf field surface for field hockey, lacrosse, and soccer; an eight-lane track around the field; six tennis courts; and a softball diamond with a dirt infield and grass outfield.

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