Faculty

Overview

Reporting directly to the Clinical Practice Leader (CPL) at the Touro College of Dental Medicine's clinic with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, clinical faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction and assist in transition to clinical practice.

• In the case of the community practices, aid in the continual review of student rosters.

• In the case of clinical practices, arrive prior to clinical start, provide guidance and direction in care of patients by monitoring student performance, treatment planning, and progress.

• Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques.

• Assist in solving patient related problems.

• Assist the CPL in the review within their clinical practice, each student's performance related to:

• Quality and quantity of clinical care.

• Each student's practice and patient resources.

• Each student's individual roster and group progress.

• Student's ability to establish and reach patient treatment goals.

• Determination of individual student needs and related time utilization.

• Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes, approving student procedural code, and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness, Professionalism, Promptness.

• Discharging and transferring clinical responsibilities if needed.

• Monitoring unapproved notes and treatments on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, and signed by each CPL.

• Report instances of misconduct to the Clinical Practice Leader on site.

• Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as:

• Ensuring the 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 their specific CPL and attend clinical faculty meetings, including Faculty Forum.

• Membership, if appointed, on relevant Clinical Committees.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

• D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent.

• Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New York.

Preferred Education/Experience

• Certificate of training from an ADA-accredited AEGD or GPR program, and/or other advanced degrees.

• DEA number.

• Previous teaching experience.

• 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

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to maintain and uphold an educational/clinical environment that promotes collegiality and collaboration.

• Demonstrated professionalism and high ethical standards in a health science educational setting is essential.

Maximum Salary

USD $116,655.00/Yr.

Minimum Salary

USD $93,324.00/Yr.