Pre-Clinical/Clinical Faculty, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry (Evergreen position)

Position Information

Title Pre-Clinical/Clinical Faculty, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry (Evergreen position)

Campus Sacramento

Department Preventative & Restorative Dentistry

Posting Number F01111

Full or Part Time Part Time

Open Date 10/13/2026

Close Date 04/13/2027

Open Until Filled No

Days Per Week

Weeks Per Year

Position Description

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions

The Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, invites applicants to apply for a part-time, pre-clinical/clinical faculty up to 2 days per week, 40 weeks per year. The department is responsible for providing the preventive and restorative preclinical and clinical content within the dental school pre-doctoral curriculum including preventive, direct restoration (operative), indirect restoration (fixed), removable prosthodontic and implant restoration.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty and staff.

Pacific faculty engage in teaching, scholarship and service. The successful candidate will supervise pre-clinical student learning experiences in the discipline.

Responsibilities may include any of the following: I. Teaching Curriculum

• Instruction in the Integrated Pre-clinical Technique (IPT) curricular strand.
• Participate in outcomes assessment, including student and peer evaluation, to improve curricular content and presentation.
• Assist in setting standards of care for our Dugoni School of Dentistry student.
• Participate in mandatory faculty calibration and development in pre-clinical areas.

II. Patient Care

• Supervise students providing clinical care of patients in the Dugoni School clinic.
• Participate in mandatory faculty calibration and development in clinical areas.

II. Collaboration and Service

• Engage broadly in other school, university, professional, and community service opportunities.
• In addition to the traditional expectations for faculty members, the culture of humanism and collaboration at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is especially important.

Some travel to San Francisco may be required for calibration, faculty development or other needs as determined by the Department chair.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Dental school educational processes.
• Restorative and preventive information and technique.
• Dental materials and emerging digital applications to clinical restorative treatment.

Experience

• No previous teaching or practice experience is required for pre-clinical instruction.
• Minimum three years of dental private practice experience for clinical instruction and supervision of patient care.

Education

• DDS/DMD or international equivalent.
• Completion of training from an accredited dental school program.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Active license to practice dentistry.

• Valid CPR certification.

• Preferred Qualifications

Ability to:

• Communicate effective with a diverse population of patients. students, staff, faculty and administration.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Work effectively in a group setting.
• Reflect, self-assess, and think critically.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Demonstrate professional judgment in all situations.

Experience

• Previous teaching or practice experience is preferred

Other:

• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.

• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.

• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

• Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• GENERAL: Faculty should have sufficient motor function to execute movements essential to providing oral health care to patients.

• SPECIFIC: Must possess the motor skills to perform palpation, percussion, auscultation and other diagnostic maneuvers, basic laboratory tests, dental preparations, and diagnostic procedures in a timely manner. Such actions require coordination of gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium, and functional uses of the senses of touch and vision.

• SPECIFIC: Must be able to perform basic life support including CPR, transfer and position patients with disabilities, physically restrain adults and children who lack motor control, and position and reposition around the patient and chair in sitting and standing positions for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to operate controls, use high-speed or low-speed dental handpieces for tooth preparation procedures, and use hand instrumentation including scalpels for surgical procedures. All of these skills must be performed within reasonable time frames.

• Hiring Range

• $55 per hour. We consider factors such as, but not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s qualifications, internal equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

• Special Instructions

• This recruitment is to establish a pool of qualified candidates, from which multiple short term, temporary appointments may be made.

• Your application will be active for up to 6 months within the pooled position. If a job specific posting is created and you are interested in that specific position, please reapply directly to the posted position. Your previous pooled application will not automatically transfer to the new job opening.

• Submission of materials does not guarantee consideration for future employment in openings of this type, since availability can be unpredictable and consideration competitive.

• For in-person roles: This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate must be willing to relocate within California, preferably within 25 miles of the (City) Pacific campus.

• For online roles: While this is an online position, Pacific’s three campuses are within California and its faculty and staff are mostly California residents. For administrative purposes, California residents are preferred. Out of state hires must be approved either by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations.

• Background Check Statement

• All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening.

• AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven years.

• Anti-Discrimination/EEO Policy Statement

• University of the Pacific is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity across backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints. Pacific does not unlawfully discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability, or other legally protected characteristics or combination of such characteristics. While we strive to attract a broad and representative pool of candidates, all hiring decisions are made based on merit, selecting the most qualified individual for each position.

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