Description
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Promote an atmosphere of respect, collegiality, commitment to diversity and social justice, and humanistic learning environment.
- Provide coverage in the Radiology department acquiring images and teaching practices to the students.
- Conduct patient care, teaching, scholarship, service and in support of the mission and goals of ASDOH and ATSU.
- Provide direct patient care and clinical supervision as a dental hygienist in the CCUs or other ASDOH clinics; effectively carry out lecture, teaching Radiology Labs, seminar, preclinical and clinical assignments as assigned.
- Participate in committees, faculty governance, professional societies and associations, and community events.
- Scholarship - As workload allows, establish and maintain activity in area of expertise.
- Covering Radiology department and acquiring images and teaching practices to the students.
- Deliver direct dental hygiene services and patient care to patients in the ASDOH clinics.
- Coordinate care with CCUs and Assistant/Associate Dean for Clinic Operations to implement a periodontal maintenance program to support ASDOH Predoctoral patients.
- Interacting with the students while performing hygiene duties and simulation of the office practice setting.
Requirements
Education & Experience:
- Three to five years' experience in the provision of dental hygiene patient care.
- Valid Arizona dental hygiene and local anesthesia license
- Experience in clinical education preferred.
- Must be highly skilled in dental Radiology, dental hygiene, and patient care.