Title: Director of Dental Education

Department: Health Sciences

Campus Location: Arnold/Main Campus

Salary Range: $119,242-$149,053

Work Mode: This position requires a full-time in-person presence on campus or at alternative locations.

Hours Per Week: 40

Work Schedule: 

Position Type: Full-Time Staff,  Exempt

Position Summary

The Director of Dental Education is responsible for the overall planning, development, and implementation of the Dental Hygiene (DH) program curriculum, including but not limited to, providing oversight of the Dental Lab and Clinic and provides administrator support to the Dental Assisting (DA) Program. Administrator support to the DA program includes but is not limited to faulty recruiting and vetting, developing a collative lab and clinic usage schedule, budget review and course coverage. The Director is responsible for serving as an instructor in the program, annually teaching three faculty load hours in each semester of the program. In addition, the Director is responsible for ensuring that the program is in full compliance with the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) standards; curriculum development, revision and oversight, faculty recruitment and supervision, for preparing and administering the program budget; for recruiting potential applicants, implementing program admissions policies and procedures; and assuring adequate student to faculty ratios in both labs and clinic. This position is a full-time staff position that requires on-campus presence M-F during college operating hours width the possibility of weekend and evening hours.

Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administrators, and staff members. The college seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to the college's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, embrace concepts of equity and inclusiveness, and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.

While we appreciate your interest in employment with Anne Arundel Community College, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for any position.

Pay dates occur on the 7th and 22nd of each month. If those dates fall on a weekend, the pay date occurs on the Friday prior to the 7th and 22nd. As an employee of the college, you are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.

In the best interest of the College, only individuals who are residents of Maryland or one of the following states will be eligible for employment at the college: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. The college will annually review this restriction and, if appropriate, expand the list of states of employment eligibility.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Administrative Duties and Responsibilities
Develop short and long range planning objectives for the DH program; prepare and administer program budget in support of the program’s goals and objectives. Identify requirements for equipment, rentals, materials, and supplies for the DH and DA programs and coordinate a schedule for purchases with the Assistant Dean.

Present to the Assistant Dean recommendations concerning course offerings, maximum class size, length of class times, number of class sessions per week, faculty load and overload, etc. With input from the faculty, identify textbooks and instructional materials for DH courses. Assist in the promotion, retention, evaluation and professional development of program faculty.

Prepare a coordinated schedule of classes for program offerings for the fall, spring, and summer terms for the DH and DA Programs. Assist in implementing appropriate program content for program handbooks, admission materials, web-page and the college catalog. Assist the SHS Admissions in recruiting program students including holding program Information Sessions.

Review and revise the DH curriculum as necessary to comply with CODA and industry standards. Develop, revise and maintain all course and program learning outcomes.Adhere to all College, State and Federal Compliance Regulations.

Serve as the chair of the Dental Advisory Committee and conduct at least one Advisory Committee meeting per academic year. Participate in state and national professional education activities to promote the program and maintain curriculum currency.

Ensure the program and Dental Clinic is in compliance with all required standards including but not limited to OSHA and/or Department of Health and Human Services and CODA standards. Develop and maintain a course and program map that provides evidence of meeting accreditation standards. Responsible for writing accreditation reports to include but not limited to annual reports and self-study reports. Prepare for CODA site visits and other required inspections.

Instructional Program Management Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee and administer the instructional program. Develop new curricula and courses, course syllabi and outlines, revise courses, evaluate curricula and make recommendations for expansion and or/or termination of program components to the the Assistant Dean and/or Dean. Seek input on the curriculum from DH stakeholders.

Maintain appropriate files, records, follow-up studies, course outlines, syllabi and student records.
In conjunction with the DH faculty, serve as liaison with appropriate clinical agencies to evaluate relevance of curriculum content and to communicate and evaluate clinical teaching objectives. Coordinate and utilize the distance and on-line learning technology for DHY course delivery as appropriate.

Personnel Management Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervise the DH full /part-time faculty and administrative coordinator. Recruit and hire dental assisting faculty. Develop and revise orientation materials and arrange for appropriate orientations for new college and clinical faculty.

Serve as the liaison with part-time faculty to ensure communication regarding their responsibility for providing administrative support to the program by administering student evaluations, completing and submitting grade rosters, etc.
Evaluate full-time and part-time faculty annually to determine and document teaching effectiveness, response on student evaluations, and general suitability for teaching assignment(s).

Consult with program faculty concerning all matters relating to instruction to the greatest extent possible.
Advise the Assistant Dean on matters concerning the administration of the program, educational policies and decisions related to the morale and welfare of the program’s faculty and students.
Schedule and participate in orientation seminars for students pursuing a career in DHY.

Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean or Dean of SHS.

Teaching Duties and Responsibilities:
Serve as an instructor in the program with administrative release time. Arrange and/or provide instructional course coverage for DH and DA programs.

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of a Master’s Degree is required and must be a Dental Hygienist who graduated from a CODA accredited program. Must have a Maryland license to practice dental hygiene, current CPR certification, certified to administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide.

Minimum of five years (or equivalent), full-time, experience that includes a minimum of three years (or equivalent) of full-time clinical experience and experience in administration/management.

Didactic and/or clinical teaching experience.
Ability to meet faculty requirements as outlined in CODA standards

Demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive environment and the ability to deal tactfully with all internal and external constituents; the ability to work collegiately with a culturally diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Experience in educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation and outcome assessment including the equivalent of nine academic credits of coursework in education foundations.

Preferred Qualifications: