Clinical Faculty - Clinical Oral Healthcare; Evergreen position

Clinical Faculty - Clinical Oral Healthcare (Evergreen position) Please see Special Instructions for more details.

For Applicants Seeking Job Opportunities within the University

Internal:
Internal applicants will be considered within the first five (5) business days of the posting period.
External:
External applicants will be considered on the sixth (6) business day of the posting period.

Title
Clinical Faculty - Clinical Oral Healthcare (Evergreen position)

Campus

Department
Department of Clinic Administration

Posting Number
F01044

Full or Part Time
Part Time

Open Date
01/21/2026

Close Date
07/21/2026

Open Until Filled
No

Days Per Week
Up to 2 days per week

Weeks Per Year
40

Primary Purpose and Essential Functions
The Department of Clinical Oral Healthcare at the University of the Pacific, Arthur

A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, invites applicants to apply for a part‑time, teacher‑clinician faculty position; up to 2 days per week, 40 weeks per year. The department is responsible for providing general dentistry and clinical education within group practices in the main clinic at the dental school.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision‑making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio‑cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio‑economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty and staff.

Pacific faculty engage in teaching, scholarship and service. The successful candidate will supervise clinical student learning experiences in our main clinic.

Responsibilities may include any of the following:

• Patient Care
  • Supervise students providing clinical care of patients in the Dugoni School clinic.
  • Participate in mandatory faculty calibration and development in clinical areas.
  • Participate in feedback, longitudinal observation of competency, outcomes assessment, including student and peer evaluation, to improve curricular content and presentation.
  • Assist in setting standards of care for our Dugoni School of Dentistry student clinic and participate in faculty and staff development.
• Collaboration and Service
  • Engage broadly in other school, university, professional, and community service opportunities.
  • In addition to the traditional expectations for faculty members, culture of humanism and collaboration.

Current Knowledge of

• Techniques and materials related to general dentistry.

Experience

• Minimum three years of dental private practice experience for clinical instruction and supervision of patient care.

Education

• DDS / DMD or international equivalent
• Completion of training from an accredited dental school program.

Licenses/Certifications

• Valid CPR certification

Ability to

• Communicate effectively with a diverse population of patients, students, staff, faculty and administration.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Work effectively in a group setting.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Demonstrate professional judgment in all situations.

Other

• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

GENERAL :
Faculty should have sufficient motor function to execute movements essential to providing oral health care to patients.

SPECIFIC :
Must possess the motor skills to perform palpation, percussion, auscultation and other diagnostic maneuvers, basic laboratory tests, dental preparations, and diagnostic procedures in a timely manner. Such actions require coordination of gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium, and functional uses of the senses of touch and vision.

SPECIFIC :
Must be able to perform basic life support including CPR , transfer and position patients with disabilities, physically restrain adults and children who lack motor control, and position and reposition himself or herself around the…