Clinical Assistant Professor (Pediatrics)

Clinical Assistant Professor (Pediatrics) Campus San Francisco Department Department of Pediatric Dentistry Posting Number F01095 Full or Part Time Part Time Open Date 08/17/2026 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Days Per Week 3 Weeks Per Year 40

Minimum Qualifications Knowledge of:

• Contemporary principles and practices of pediatric dentistry, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment planning, restorative care, behavior guidance, and management of dental trauma.
• Evidence-based approaches to the care of infants, children, adolescents, and patients with special health care needs.
• Principles of child development, communication, behavior guidance, and patient- and family centered care.
• Current standards for infection prevention, patient safety, medical emergency management, and appropriate use of sedation and pain control in pediatric dental practice.
• Clinical teaching and supervision of dental students, including assessment of student performance and provision of constructive feedback.
• Professional, ethical, and regulatory standards applicable to the practice and teaching of dentistry in an academic clinical environment.
• Principles of culturally responsive, inclusive, and neuro-affirming care for diverse pediatric patient populations.

Experience

• Minimum of one year experience providing care to children and adolescents, including patients with special healthcare needs.

Education

• DDS or DMD degrees from a CODA- accredited dental school.
• Completion of a CODA- accredited Pediatric Dentistry residency program.

Licensure and Certification:

• Current dental license California.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Working Conditions:

• Three-day-per-week faculty appointment during a forty-week academic year.

• Occasional evening or weekend attendance at university, departmental, alumni, community, or continuing education events may be required.

• Local travel to affiliated clinical sites, hospitals, community clinics, outreach programs, or ambulatory surgery centers may be required.

• Occasional travel to professional meetings, conferences, or educational programs may be required.

• Preferred Qualifications Ability to:

• Demonstrated expertise in pediatric dentistry.

• Ability to effectively teach, mentor, and evaluate dental students in both clinical and didactic settings.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, neuro-affirming care, and patient centered care.

• Demonstrated interest in advancing access to care and innovative models of pediatric oral healthcare delivery.

Experience

• Previous academic teaching experience in a dental school or residency program.
• Experience providing care in hospital, operating room, sedation, or ambulatory surgery center environments.
• Experience providing care for patients with special healthcare