Chairperson, Department of Preventative and Restorative Dentistry

3. Manage the educational program within the discipline
Ensure that competencies are current and complete by: (a) continually scanning developments and the state-of-the-discipline, (b) articulating realistic competency standards for students
Ensure that the educational experiences available to students are effective by: (a) providing current, properly sequenced, and well-presented instruction and practice, (b) diagnosing learning difficulties and providing appropriate remediation, challenging all students to stretch for excellence and providing opportunity
Ensure that evaluation is valid and useful by: (a) using evaluation methods that match competencies, (b) supporting educational decisions with sound evaluation data, calibrating faculty, (d)ensuring compliance with academic policy

D. General management

Collaborate with Associate/Assistant Deans and/or Chairs to ensure appropriate faculty coverage in clinics, sim-lab, and classrooms

Participate in forming, implementing and enforcing school policy

Manage content coordinators within disciplines

Plan overall needs and associated expenses

Monitor and account for departmental budgets

Maintain appropriate relations with the administration, faculty, staff, students and alumni
Advocate for needed resources

Complete reports and projects in a timely manner

Identify resources of financial support for the department and school

Attend and support school and university meetings and events

Support goals and mission of the school

Basic Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
Knowledge of:
1. Curriculum management as it relates to preventive and restorative dentistry
2. Competency based education and assessment
3. Modern pedagogical concepts and application in health professions education
4. HIPAA
5. Trends in oral health and oral health education
6. Dental accreditation standards and processes
Ability to:
1. Promote the dental school mission, vision, and core values
2. Lead and function in an active change environment
3. Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students using various means of communication (email, texts, one-on-one conversations, small meetings, large meetings, lectures)
4. Maintain professional composure and demeanor at all times
5. Listen, follow, collaborate, negotiate, compromise, direct, delegate, refer, and think critically
6. Inspire excellence and promote innovation
Experience:
1. Minimum of seven years of work experience in a dental school setting with administrative responsibilities.
2. Successful research background
3. Word, Excel, axiUm, Outlook, Canvas, SharePoint databases
Education:
1. DDS/DMD from an ADA-accredited school of dentistry or eligible for California Special Permit.
2. Active dental license
3. Valid CPR certification
Physical Requirements:
1. Work performed is primarily general office/administrative/patient care with frequent use of computer keyboard and phone
2. Requires sitting majority of the working day; occasional standing, bending and walking.
3. Occasional lifting of up to 15lbs should be anticipated.
Working Conditions:
1. Position requires coordination of a variety of responsible duties in stressful situations.
2. Must be available to work additional hours every weekday and some weekends.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Behavior consistent with core values of the Dugoni School.

Additional Qualifications:
Experience:
1. Prior experience as department chairperson
2. Dental private practice, group practice, AEGD/GPR or public health experience is preferable.

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.

1. Work performed is primarily general office/administrative/patient care with frequent use of computer keyboard and phone
2. Requires sitting majority of the working day; occasional standing, bending and walking.
3. Occasional lifting of up to 15lbs should be anticipated.

Hiring Range:

Special Instructions:
Please note applicants will be required to upload the following documents to their online application: 1. Curriculum Vitae 2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application 3. Teaching Philosophy 4. Dental State License 5. Hepatitis B Vaccination or HBV Test/Titer or Declination Form 6. CPR/BLS CertificationAdditionally, applicants will be required to provide complete contact information (name, email and phone #) for at least three references who will receive an email request to upload their letters of recommendation via PeopleAdmin.

To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/16054

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