Part-Time Dentist

Part-Time Dentist at Lone Star College

This job carries with it the obligation to uphold the Mission of Lone Star College (LSC) in carrying out the duties of the position. A commitment to positive interpersonal behaviors, professional communication, integrity, leadership, stewardship, respect and accountability to LSC students and employees is essential.

• One LSC
• Student Focused
• Own It
• Foster Belonging
• Cultivate Community
• Choose Learning

Lone Star College-Kingwood is a community college located at 20000 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339. It offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 80,000+ students each semester and has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Under the supervision of the Dental Hygiene Program Director and working directly with the dental hygiene clinic coordinator, the clinical supervising dentist is responsible for delivering a quality educational experience for dental hygiene students. The major component of teaching is devoted to supervising dental hygiene comprehensive care at the first- and second-year clinical levels and assumes occasional didactic teaching responsibilities as assigned.

• Ensure that instruction meets or exceeds standards established by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation.
• Remain in clinic for the duration of all clinical sessions. Employ a variety of teaching methods in order to meet the varied learning styles of students. Supervise all care/treatment plans developed by students and approved by clinic faculty as outlined in the Texas State Dental Practice Act.
• Administer and grade clinical skills in accordance with course objectives identified in the course syllabus. Monitor student performance on a periodic basis and provide feedback to students.
• Follow the dental hygiene policies and procedures and work in partnership with faculty and program director to update as needed.
• Provide consultation on medical histories of new and recall clients. Provide consultation and follow-up on clinical percutaneous exposures.
• Authorize sealant placement and any other expanded functions provided by dental hygienist according to state practice act.
• Administer local anesthesia.
• Perform intraoral screenings, recognize oral pathologies and determine need for treatment referrals. Prescribe sub-gingival medicaments and other prescription products when indicated.
• Work in partnership with dental hygiene faculty to authorize radiographs to meet patient’s needs. Diagnose dental decay from patient radiographs.
• Share information about students’ needs, attendance and achievements with the director and other faculty members.
• Assume responsibility for own continuing education by participation in workshops, seminars, regional and/or national meetings. Attend regularly scheduled department meetings. Participate in trainings, orientations and college-required activities.
• Assist in dental hygiene program accreditation process.
• Responsible for other reasonable related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge and skill in a variety of computer usage and software are required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse professional, community, and student population.
• Possess good organizational and planning skills.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and students with disabilities.
• Ability to keep skills and procedural knowledge updated with current technological advances.

• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand, and also working with the whole hand in order to handle a variety of medical equipment.
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing medical equipment/monitors;…