General Clinical Faculty

## Overview Reporting directly to the Clinical Practice Leader (CPL) at the Touro College of Dental Medicine’s clinic in Albuquerque New Mexico, with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Executive Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs, clinical faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students. ## Responsibilities - Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction and assist in transition to clinical practice. - In the case of the community practices, aid in the continual review of student rosters - In the case of clinical practices, arrive prior to clinical start, provide guidance and direction in care of patients by monitoring student performance, treatment planning, and progress. - Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques. - Assist in solving patient related problems. - Assist the CPL in the review within their clinical practice, each student’s performance related to: - Quality and quantity of clinical care. - Each student’s practice and patient resources. - Each student’s individual roster and group progress. - Student’s ability to establish and reach patient treatment goals. - Determination of individual student needs and related time utilization. - Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes, approving student procedural code, and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness, Professionalism, Promptness. - Discharging and transferring clinical responsibilities if needed - Monitoring unapproved notes and treatments on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, and signed by each CPL. - Report instances of misconduct to the Clinical Practice Leader on site.. - Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as: - Ensuring the clinical protocols are being followed in their clinical areas. - Infection Control Compliance. - Complete Reviews of student activity upon request. - Aid in supervision of Clinical Formative and Summative Examination Process. - Attend periodic meetings with their specific CPL and attend clinical faculty meetings, including Faculty Forum. - Membership, if appointed, on relevant Clinical Committees. ## Qualifications **Required Qualifications** - D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent. - Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New Mexico. **Preferred Qualifications** - Certificate of training from an ADA-accredited AEGD or GPR program, and/or other advanced degrees. - DEA number. - Previous teaching experience. - 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. - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Ability to maintain and uphold an educational/clinical environment that promotes collegiality and collaboration. - Demonstrated professionalism and high ethical standards in a health science educational setting is essential. ## Maximum Salary ## Minimum Salary