ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES AN OPENING IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES DIVISION

POSITION: Professor, Dental Assisting/Dental Hygiene

Description of Duties: Responsible for teaching assigned courses in accordance with the course syllabi and the schedule of the Allied Dental Program. Report directly to the Program Director and the Dean, Health Sciences Division. Teach fifteen (15) credit hours per semester and maintain a minimum of fifteen (15) office hours per week. Develop and maintain course syllabi and materials. Teach collaboratively within the Allied Dental Program to include: didactic, laboratory, pre-clinical and clinical instruction. Assist with student advisement: committee work for the Program and the college. Teaching responsibilities include instruction, supervision, and advisement in the Dental Assisting Program and Dental Hygiene Program. Regular attendance is an essential function of this position. Perform other related duties as assigned by the Program Director and/or the Dean/Health Sciences Division. Work under general supervision. Receive training and guidelines from the Program Director.

Minimum Qualifications: Baccalaureate Degree. Graduate of an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation accredited dental hygiene/dental assisting program. Three (3) years of clinical dental hygiene or dental assisting experience. Current Oklahoma Dental Hygiene license or eligible for licensure or current Certified Dental Assistant certification with expanded functions: Radiation Protection and Safety; Coronal Polishing and Topical Fluoride; Placement of Pit and Fissure Sealants; Assisting in the Administration of Nitrous Oxide. Light lifting up to 10 lbs. and light carrying up to 10 lbs. Ability to reach above shoulder. Periods of time spent sitting, standing, walking, kneeling, bending, and stooping. Mobility to move from building to building on campus and to visit off-campus sites/facilities.

Desired Qualifications: Master's Degree or working toward a Master's Degree. Teaching experience in a Dental Assisting and/or Dental Hygiene Associate Degree program. Oklahoma Dental Hygiene Certification in local anesthesia administration and nitrous oxide administration. Experience working in an institution of higher education.

Application Deadline: Until Filled

Please submit application materials as requested. The original signed Rose State College application form and unofficial degree conferring transcripts must be received by this office for formal consideration; however, should an offer of employment be extended, official transcripts are required.

Candidate selected will serve a probationary period. All finalists may be subject to a background check and/or drug test.
(POSTED ON September 26, 2022)
Must be eligible to work in the United States
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https://www.rose.edu/media/9800/2018-annual-fire-safety-and-security-report-revision-4.pdf.

An Equal Opportunity Employer
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations in
the application process will be provided upon written request.
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