Assistant/Associate Professor of Orthodontics

Full time Medicine & Dentistry

Job Description

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Orthodontics

R-0002261
Joplin Campus

Job Type:
Faculty

Job Description:

Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine seeks an orthodontist as full-time or part-time, clinical faculty for our new dental school in Joplin, Missouri. The faculty member will be responsible for the development of the didactic, pre-clinical and clinical orthodontic protocols and procedures, integrating evidence-based best practices with clinical patient care as well as guiding current research and scholarly activity in orthodontic therapy. The faculty member will collaborate with, and educate the dental Group Practice Leaders, Assistant Group Practice Leaders, simulation faculty, and clinical faculty in the current science of orthodontics for patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Candidates must demonstrate a passion for dentistry and the application of orthodontic therapy didactic principles to preclinical and clinical patient care, a strong desire to teach students in a demanding, fast-paced, academic environment
  • Develop goals, objectives and policies for the orthodontic dental education program within the KCU College of Dental Medicine
  • Implement and deliver the orthodontic didactic curriculum including pre-clinical materials, simulation and laboratory exercises
  • Integrate evidence-based best practices with clinical patient care and guide current research and scholarly activity in orthodontic therapy
  • Assure the safe and effective delivery of orthodontic dental care by the dental students
  • Deliver clinical orthodontic treatment for patients as needed in the Oral Health Center
  • Serve as an advisor, coach and/or mentor to dental students expressing a desire for advanced education in orthodontics
  • Mentor dental student research in the area of orthodontics when applicable
  • Serve as faculty advisor for community-based activities in the realm of orthodontics
  • Conduct summative and formative pre-clinical and clinical student assessment in orthodontic therapy
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervising faculty or Dean



Qualifications:

  • Certificate of completion of a CODA accredited Advanced Education Program in orthodontics
  • Current Missouri dental license or have an active dental license in a US state or Canada and be eligible for licensure in Missouri
  • Must be board-certified or board-eligible in orthodontics
  • A strong desire to improve the oral and overall health for patients in the region through collaboration with other primary care professionals is encouraged



Join us in changing healthcare for good! For more information contact Tosha, at tcunningham@kansascity.edu or 417.208.0757.

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Kansas City University (KCU), founded in 1916, is a fully accredited, private not-for-profit health sciences university with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and a developing College of Dental Medicine. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is the sixth largest medical school in the nation, the ninth most impactful medical school in primary care for the nation, the tenth most affordable of private medical colleges, and the leading producer of physicians for the State of Missouri. The College of Osteopathic Medicine has two sites strategically located on the University’s campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Missouri, to address the growing needs of both urban and rural populations. The University offers multiple graduate degrees: a doctor of osteopathic medicine; a doctor of psychology in clinical psychology; a master of arts in bioethics; a master of science in the biomedical sciences; a master of business administration in partnership with Rockhurst University; a new master of public health in partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center; and plans to seat the first doctor of dental medicine students in 2023.






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