<p>Summary</p> <p>Clinical Adjunct Faculty are hired in a part-time capacity on a semester-by-semester basis, contingent upon the needs of the Dental Hygiene Program. The goal of the clinical instructor is to provide instruction to dental hygiene students through demonstration and exercises while in the dental clinic area. Additional duties may include the following: supervision and evaluation of students in pre-clinical, clinical, and laboratory dental hygiene sessions for dental radiology, oral science, or dental materials lab sessions.</p> <p>Essential Functions:</p> <ul> <li>Supervision of dental hygiene students in clinical and lab settings. </li><li>Provide orientation, direction and guidance to students in the skills lab. </li><li>Demonstrate and provide highly developed clinical skills, including preventative therapies, conventional radiographic principles, interpretation and techniques, dental materials, periodontal instrumentations and advanced periodontal techniques. </li><li>Conduct fair and consistent evaluation of students through skill evaluations and clinical competencies. </li><li>Demonstrate dental hygiene procedures as needed, including local anesthesia. </li><li>Educate and train students to achieve entry-level competencies according to accreditation and program requirements. </li><li>Assist the student in accurately recording ALL relevant pertinent information in the patient volunteer's dental record. </li><li>Provide contributions to curriculum improvements. </li><li>Demonstrate and promote excellence, respect, communication, courtesy, enthusiasm and teamwork. </li><li>Attend Dental Hygiene program meetings upon request. </li></ul> <p>Other Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Actively communicate and collaborate with the Program Director and Operations Manager to ensure clinic continuity. </li><li>Performs other related duties as required. </li></ul>