Faculty

Overview

Directly reporting to the Director of Orthodontics, with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Associate Professor of Dental Medicine, faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students within Touro College of Dental Medicine''s clinics.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction.
• Perform dental procedures on patients of the clinic as needed.
• Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques.
• Assist in solving patient related problems.
• Assist the Director of Orthodontics in their view of each student''s performance within the orthodontic clinic.
• Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes, approving student procedural code, and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness, Professionalism, & Promptness, Monitoring for unapproved notes of treatments on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Report instances of misconduct to the Director of Orthodontics.
• Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as: Ensuring all clinical protocols are being followed in their clinical areas.
• Infection Control Compliance.
• Complete Reviews of student activity upon request.
• Aid in supervision of Clinical Formative and Summative Examination Process.
• Attend periodic meetings with the Director of Orthodontics and attend clinical faculty meetings, including Faculty Forum Membership, if appointed, on relevant Clinical Committees.

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent required.
• Certificate of training and educationally qualified from an ADA-accredited specialty program required.
• Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New York.
• Previous teaching experience preferred.
• DEA number.
• Board Eligible or Certified.
• A track record of scholarly activity and outstanding patient care, as well as demonstration of or likely commitment to diversity-related teaching/research/service.
• Engagement and familiarity in curriculum development and digital dentistry technology and experience in faculty calibration.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• A high degree of interpersonal competency: Professionalism, diplomacy, judgement and discretion required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop positive and cooperative relationships with students, faculty, and colleagues.
• Ability to organize tasks.

Maximum Salary

USD $50,000.00/Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $40,000.00/Yr.