Faculty

Reporting directly to the Clinical Practice Leader (CPL) at the Touro College of Dental Medicine's clinic with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs, clinical faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students.

• 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.

Required Education/Experience

• 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 York. 

Preferred Education/Experience

• 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.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• 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.