Dental Hygiene Program Administrator
Dental Hygiene Program Administrator
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05-04-2025
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Job Description
Primary Purpose
The Dental Hygiene (DH) Program Administrator oversees all aspects of the COCC DH program including developing and maintaining curriculum ensuring that COCC obtains accreditation and remains in good standing with CODA hiring faculty/staff supervising training and evaluating faculty scheduling facilities courses student clinical and externship experiences. While the program is being built this individual will devote 100 of their work time to DH program administration. Once built they will devote approximately 60 of their time to administrative duties and the remaining 40 to DH course instruction as needed and will be responsible for program and course assessment as well as program review.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Program Management Supervision Reporting Compliance and Partnerships: Initially : (approximately first two years) responsible for: the building of this program including developing the course curriculum program policies and procedures and obtaining all required approvals COCC CODA HECC . Specifics include: writing the CODA selfstudy facilitating the CODA site visit researching and implementing all requirements based on CODA standards securing all necessary equipment and any needed facilities modifications developing student and faculty handbooks and hiring all needed faculty/staff. Ongoing once program is built: Responsible for leadership management and oversight of all COCC DH courses. Includes revising curriculum scheduling courses and facilities ensuring required equipment and consumables are available for each class. Supervision of fulltime adjunct and parttime DH faculty (recruiting hiring orienting supervising training scheduling finding subs for and evaluating). Ensure that the COCC DH program remains in good standing with CODA submit all required documentation such as annual reports periodic selfstudies and site visit responses. Responsible for establishing and maintaining externship site affiliation agreements with local dental office partners. Maintain COCC DH webpage student and faculty handbooks and promotional materials. Collaborate with and provide direction to COCC Health Careers Outreach Coordinator on recruitment of DH students. Plan and facilitate twiceannual DH Advisory Board meetings. Responsible for recruiting board members communicating regularly with board members and using board feedback to modify the program within CODA regulations. Monitor and work with the Instructional Dean on DH budget annually. Regularly attend Allied Health Department meetings and meet regularly 1:1 with the Instructional Dean. Perform other essential functions as assigned that support the overall objective of the position. Instruction and Advising (No instruction until program is built and fully approved): Coordinate update schedule and maintain DH courses/curriculum in accordance with CODA regulations. Instruct lecture (inperson remote or online) laboratory preclinical and/or clinical DH courses at the COCC Health Careers Center in Bend (courses may be run during the day evening or on weekends) as needed and will be responsible for periodic program and course assessment as well as program review. Advise admitted DH students and ensure that all have required immunizations criminal background checks drug screens and required basic life support certification.
Minimum Requirements
Candidates must meet qualifications set forth by the Commission of Dental Accreditation CODA Accreditation Standards for Dental Hygiene Education Programs Standard 3 Administration Faculty and Staff. The DH Program Administrator must : Be a dental hygienist or a dentist who is a graduate of a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Possess a masters or higher degree. Have background in instructional and administrative experience. Have professional experience in clinical practice either as a dental hygienist or working with a dental hygienist and necessary to understand and fulfill the program goals. Additionally the DH Faculty (Instructor) must: Have current knowledge of the specific subjects they are teaching. Have documented background in current educational methodology concepts consistent with teaching assignments. Have clinical practice experience and evidence of faculty calibration for clinical evaluation. Candidates must also meet the below minimum requirement set forth by the College: One year of teaching coaching or training Oneyear experience supervising others Special Requirement: If teaching online completion of the COCC online teaching certification course prior to scheduling your first DH course at COCC .
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the use of an electronic learning management system LMS ideally Canvas. More than one year of teaching coaching training or supervising others. Experience teaching online or remotely.
The Dental Hygiene (DH) Program Administrator oversees all aspects of the COCC DH program including developing and maintaining curriculum ensuring that COCC obtains accreditation and remains in good standing with CODA hiring faculty/staff supervising training and evaluating faculty scheduling facilities courses student clinical and externship experiences. While the program is being built this individual will devote 100 of their work time to DH program administration. Once built they will devote approximately 60 of their time to administrative duties and the remaining 40 to DH course instruction as needed and will be responsible for program and course assessment as well as program review.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Program Management Supervision Reporting Compliance and Partnerships: Initially : (approximately first two years) responsible for: the building of this program including developing the course curriculum program policies and procedures and obtaining all required approvals COCC CODA HECC . Specifics include: writing the CODA selfstudy facilitating the CODA site visit researching and implementing all requirements based on CODA standards securing all necessary equipment and any needed facilities modifications developing student and faculty handbooks and hiring all needed faculty/staff. Ongoing once program is built: Responsible for leadership management and oversight of all COCC DH courses. Includes revising curriculum scheduling courses and facilities ensuring required equipment and consumables are available for each class. Supervision of fulltime adjunct and parttime DH faculty (recruiting hiring orienting supervising training scheduling finding subs for and evaluating). Ensure that the COCC DH program remains in good standing with CODA submit all required documentation such as annual reports periodic selfstudies and site visit responses. Responsible for establishing and maintaining externship site affiliation agreements with local dental office partners. Maintain COCC DH webpage student and faculty handbooks and promotional materials. Collaborate with and provide direction to COCC Health Careers Outreach Coordinator on recruitment of DH students. Plan and facilitate twiceannual DH Advisory Board meetings. Responsible for recruiting board members communicating regularly with board members and using board feedback to modify the program within CODA regulations. Monitor and work with the Instructional Dean on DH budget annually. Regularly attend Allied Health Department meetings and meet regularly 1:1 with the Instructional Dean. Perform other essential functions as assigned that support the overall objective of the position. Instruction and Advising (No instruction until program is built and fully approved): Coordinate update schedule and maintain DH courses/curriculum in accordance with CODA regulations. Instruct lecture (inperson remote or online) laboratory preclinical and/or clinical DH courses at the COCC Health Careers Center in Bend (courses may be run during the day evening or on weekends) as needed and will be responsible for periodic program and course assessment as well as program review. Advise admitted DH students and ensure that all have required immunizations criminal background checks drug screens and required basic life support certification.
Minimum Requirements
Candidates must meet qualifications set forth by the Commission of Dental Accreditation CODA Accreditation Standards for Dental Hygiene Education Programs Standard 3 Administration Faculty and Staff. The DH Program Administrator must : Be a dental hygienist or a dentist who is a graduate of a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Possess a masters or higher degree. Have background in instructional and administrative experience. Have professional experience in clinical practice either as a dental hygienist or working with a dental hygienist and necessary to understand and fulfill the program goals. Additionally the DH Faculty (Instructor) must: Have current knowledge of the specific subjects they are teaching. Have documented background in current educational methodology concepts consistent with teaching assignments. Have clinical practice experience and evidence of faculty calibration for clinical evaluation. Candidates must also meet the below minimum requirement set forth by the College: One year of teaching coaching or training Oneyear experience supervising others Special Requirement: If teaching online completion of the COCC online teaching certification course prior to scheduling your first DH course at COCC .
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the use of an electronic learning management system LMS ideally Canvas. More than one year of teaching coaching training or supervising others. Experience teaching online or remotely.
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