Dentist Clinical Instructional Assistant

The position of Dentist Clinical Instructional Assistant (D-CIA) in the Dental Hygiene Program is an adjunct faculty role that provides instruction to students in Stark State College's Dental Hygiene Clinic while students provide treatment to patients. The D-CIA must be able to verbally communicate; work as an effective team member; be familiar with clinical grading system and be able to explain it to students.

Duties include:

• Being a faculty team member while students provide treatment to patients.
• Reviewing patient medical and dental histories.
• Administering local anesthesia as needed.
• Evaluating student performance using established clinic evaluation rubrics.
• Managing medical emergencies in the clinic.
• Attending training, calibration, and methodology workshops (approximately 3-6 hours/semester).
• Identifying the need for patient medical consultations and following patient care protocols.
• Performing oral examinations.
• Evaluating and assisting students with alginate impressions, dental sealants, and whitening.
• Other duties related to patient treatment.
• Providing instruction in other dental hygiene program courses as needed.
• Supporting supply inventory and equipment maintenance protocols.

Requires the following:

• Doctorate in Dentistry.
• Current License to practice dentistry in the State of Ohio.
• CPR Certification.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Be able to effectively communicate with diverse populations.
• Possess critical thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Have working knowledge of computers to including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet navigation.
• Be available during the day, afternoon, and/or evening.

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster - allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates' references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Stark State College utilizes E-Verify to ensure compliance with applicable employment eligibility laws. E-Verify is an electronic system used to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. This process will be conducted in accordance with I-9 verification and will be done promptly upon hire for all incoming employees. To understand what E-Verify is and how it works please visit E-Verify.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.