Oral Surgery Clinical Faculty

Directly reporting to the Director of Oral Surgery with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education and the Executive Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs oral surgery faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students within Touro College of Dental Medicines clinic in Albuquerque New Mexico.

1. Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction.
2. Perform dental procedures on patients of the clinic as needed.
3. Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques.
4. Assist in solving patient related problems
5. Assist the Director of Oral Surgery in the review of each students performance within the oral surgery clinic.
6. Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes approving student procedural code and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness Professionalism & Promptness.
7. Monitoring for unapproved notes of treatments on a daily weekly and monthly basis.
8. Report instances of misconduct to the Director of Oral Surgery.
9. Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as:
   • Ensuring all clinical protocols are being followed in their clinical areas.
   • Infection Control Compliance
10. Complete Reviews of student activity upon request.
11. Aid in supervision of Clinical Formative and Summative Examination Process
12. Attend periodic meetings with the Director of Oral Surgery and attend clinical faculty meetings including Faculty Forum.
13. Membership if appointed on relevant Clinical Committees.

Required Qualifications

• D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent.
• Certificate of training and educationally qualified from an ADA-accredited specialty program.
• Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New Mexico.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous teaching experience.
• DEA number.
• Board Eligible or Certified.
• A track record of scholarly activity and outstanding patient care as well as demonstration of or likely commitment to diversity-related teaching/research/service.
• Engagement and familiarity in curriculum development and digital dentistry technology and experience in faculty calibration.
• A high degree of interpersonal competency: Professionalism diplomacy judgement and discretion required.
• Demonstrated ability to develop positive and cooperative relationships with students faculty and colleagues.
• Ability to organize tasks.