POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Faculty Position: DENTAL HYGIENE INSTRUCTOR

Responsibilities:

· Prepare and teach dental hygiene courses including, but not limited to, upper division courses for the bachelor’s degree program in dental hygiene.

· Maintain desirable classroom and clinical conditions

· Create, foster, and maintain liaison with dental and other community entities, educational entities, and advisory committees.

· Assist in student recruitment, advisement, placement, and follow-up efforts.

· Assist in the planning, scheduling, and coordinating clinical experiences, cooperative education, and internships.

· Assist in development of admission policies and procedures, student evaluation, and retention.

· Provide course instruction or clinic/lab supervision.

· Assist in development and maintenance of an effective dental hygiene program.

· Monitor, evaluate, and assess dental hygiene students’ clinical and instructional progress.

· Assistance in securing clinical remediation, if necessary.

· Monitor clinical case completion.

· Assist with related safety and health protocol including bloodborne pathogens exposure, chemical spill, and emergency management.

· Assist program accreditation process as assigned.

· Perform campus-wide responsibilities including holding office hours, attendance at department and division meetings, service on committees, and other responsibilities defined by college policy.

Minimum Qualifications:

· Master’s degree required; at least one degree in dental hygiene.

· Minimum of three years dental hygiene experience required.

· Licensed (or eligible for licensure) in Utah as a Dental Hygienist.

· Successful teaching experience in an accredited dental hygiene program preferred.

· Ability to develop innovative curricula. Knowledge of subject matter, appropriate course content, current trends and methodologies in education and dental hygiene.

· Knowledge of computer based technology as used in clinical and educational environments.

· Knowledge of dental hygiene regulations and legal issues for practice and education.

· Knowledge of infection control issues and procedures.

· Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

· Ability to represent well the Dental Hygiene Program and Dixie State College.

Terms of Contract: Tenure track faculty position (3 semesters per academic year). Salary is based on the Dixie State College Faculty Salary Schedule. Excellent benefit package included.

Application Procedures: Review of applications begins June 25, 2008, position open until filled. Submit a College application, cover letter, resume, and three current letters of recommendation to: Human Resources Office, Dixie State College, 225 South 700 East, St. George, UT 84770. For more information please call (435) 652-7520 or fax: (435) 656-4001.

About Dixie State College: Dixie State College is a state supported institution with two interdependent tiers. Dixie State College offers associate degrees and certificate programs and also offers baccalaureate degrees in high demand areas and in core or foundational areas consistent with four year colleges; the enrollment is over 8,000 students. Dixie State College's mission is to help students achieve their academic, career, and life goals, including goals related to basic skills, core content knowledge and knowledge that broadens and enriches students' lives. With a lower-division open-door admission policy, the College welcomes students, young and old, who represent diverse educational, ethnic, national, and economic backgrounds.

St. George, home of Dixie State College, is located 300 miles south of Salt Lake City and 110 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. With a population of 55,000, St. George is a tourist mecca because of its proximity to such scenic wonders as Zion, Bryce and Grand Canyon National Parks, Cedar Breaks and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments, and Lakes Powell and Mead.

About Dixie State College: Dixie State College is a state supported community college that also offers a limited number of quality baccalaureate degrees; the enrollment is over 8,000 students. Dixie State College's mission is to help students achieve their academic, career, and life goals, including goals related to basic skills, core content knowledge and knowledge that broadens and enriches students' lives. With a lower-division open-door admission policy, the College welcomes students, young and old, who represent diverse educational, ethnic, national, and economic backgrounds.

St. George, home of Dixie State College, is located 300 miles south of Salt Lake City and 110 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. With a population of 55,000, St. George is a tourist mecca because of its proximity to such scenic wonders as Zion, Bryce and Grand Canyon National Parks, Cedar Breaks and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments, and Lakes Powell and Mead.