What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prosthodontist position at NEOMED?
Position Information
Position Title
Prosthodontist
Position Type
Faculty
Department
General Dentistry
Full or Part Time
Full Time
Pay Grade
Dependent on Rank
Position Summary Information
Summary
This is a full-time tenure- or non-tenure track appointment at either the assistant or associate professor rank responsible for development and implementation of the predoctoral curriculum in the following areas: fixed prosthodontics, partial and complete dentures, temporomandibular dysfunction, occlusion, implants, and other curricular content determined by the department chair. Contributes to the teaching, research, and service missions of the department and the college. Faculty rank and determination of tenure/tenure-track or non-tenure track appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Extramural clinical practice time to be negotiated.
Principal Functional Responsibilities
Teaching: Responsible for development and delivery of the Prosthodontics curriculum for dental students in the new DDS program including development and implementation of courses and student assessments for classroom, preclinical simulation, and clinical instruction in prosthodontics across the DDS curriculum. Direct didactic, preclinical, and clinical teaching.
Research: Participate in scholarly activities and/or research as appropriate.
Service: Active participation on college and university committees will be required and assigned. In addition, membership and participation in state and national professional dental organizations is strongly encouraged.
Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned by the department Chair.
Qualifications
- DDS/DMD degree from an ADA-accredited dental school, or equivalent.
- Certificate of advanced education in prosthodontics.
- Must be eligible to obtain a Dentist License or a Limited Dental Teaching License in the state of Ohio at the time of appointment.
- Digital Dentistry proficiency with primary focus in digital workflows in prosthodontics.
Preferred Qualifications
- Training: Certificate of advanced education in prosthodontics from a CODA-approve residency program preferred.
- Board Certification: Board certification by the American Board of Prosthodontics is preferred, but not required.
- Teaching Experience and Expertise: Teaching experience in predoctoral dental education preferred. Experienced dental educator with experience in curriculum and course development and teaching at the predoctoral level. Interested in educational innovation and up to date on contemporary educational approaches. Openness to new educational approaches. Didactic, preclinical, and clinical teaching experience preferred.
- Contemporary Digital Technologies: Knowledge/experience with contemporary digital dentistry technologies.
- Research and Scholarship: Interest in or track record of research/scholarship and potential to contribute to the research program of the college and university.
- Collaborative: Can work collaboratively with administrators, faculty, staff, and students at the college and the university.
- Humanistic Environment: Committed to building a humanistic culture/climate within the college and to fostering student success.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to utilize a phone, computer and other office equipment.
Department Specific Information
Posting Detail Information
NEOMED Campus Safety Guidelines
In an effort to keep our campus community as healthy and safe as possible, NEOMED may require vaccinations as a condition of attendance and employment. This policy will allow for exemption of the vaccination requirement for those individuals with valid medical reasons, sincerely held religious beliefs and matters of conscience.
