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The University of New England College of Dental Medicine (UNE CDM) invites applications for Chair of the Department of Diagnostic, Surgical, and Integrated Sciences. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) 12-month clinical track faculty appointment at the Associate Clinical Professor/Clinical Professor rank with an administrative appointment as the Department Chair.

The Department of Diagnostic, Surgical, and Integrated Sciences is one of four departments in the College of Dental Medicine and includes the disciplines of biomedical sciences, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial pathology, oral and maxillofacial radiology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral medicine, orofacial pain, and periodontics. Reporting to the Dean, the Chair is the administrative leader for this diverse department. In addition to administrative responsibilities, the Chair will participate in teaching of predoctoral students.

Grounded in our mission to “improve the health of Northern New England as well as rural and underserved areas while shaping the future of dentistry through excellence in education, discovery, and service,” our college continues to mature into one of the most innovative and exciting dental education programs available. The UNE College of Dental Medicine with its dedicated faculty and professional staff, exemplifies an environment that is creative, humanistic, promotes professionalism, and cultivates diversity. The College maintains a strong commitment to providing excellent education and oral health care in a patient-centered, comprehensive care clinical learning environment.

Located on UNE’s historic campus in beautiful Portland, Maine, UNE CDM is the only dental school in a region where access to quality oral healthcare is a persistent challenge, especially in rural areas. Working here, you will join a team of dedicated and talented faculty and professional staff who are strongly committed to our mission.

UNE is a great place to work and we offer a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their dependents. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an 8% match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick and personal time; and educational benefits for both employees and dependent children. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site https://www.une.edu/hr/benefits for additional information regarding UNE’s fantastic benefits package.

Responsibilities

Major responsibilities include:

• Providing strong leadership in the areas of teaching, scholarship, service to the department, and curriculum content
• Collaborating with collegiate leadership and other departments
• Developing and mentoring faculty
• Cultivating an environment of inclusion and respect for students, faulty, and professional staff

Additional responsibilities can be reviewed here: https://une.peopleadmin.com/postings/15430.

Qualifications    

Qualified candidates must possess a D.D.S./D.M.D. degree, or international equivalent. Specialists must have completed a CODA-accredited graduate program and be eligible for or Board Certified. The candidate must be eligible for and have active Maine Board of Dental Practice licensure (full/faculty) by the position start date.

Candidates must demonstrate a passion for diagnostic, surgical, and integrated sciences and for dental education. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of excellence in leadership, teaching, service, patient care, and research and scholarship. Preference will be given to candidates with advanced experience in one of the department disciplines. Previous experience with program management is desirable.

Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interviews of qualified candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

About University of New England, College of Dental Medicine

http://www.une.edu/dentalmedicine Upon welcoming an inaugural class of 64 students in August 2013, the University of New England College of Dental Medicine became the first dental college in Northern New England. Shortly thereafter, the College dedicated its gleaming new Oral Health Center on UNE's Portland Campus. In filling a glaring educational need for Maine and New England, the College of Dental Medicine is proud to serve students from Maine and its surrounding states, but also recognizes the national impact its program can have. Indeed, the inaugural class reflected a balance of students from New England and also from points well beyond. Of the initial 64 students, 24 hailed from Maine, representing more than 20 different towns. The rest found their way to UNE from 16 different U.S. states and Canada. As one of the few private universities in the nation with a comprehensive health education mission that also includes programs in medicine, pharmacy, nursing and an array of allied health professions, UNE is uniquely positioned to play a transformative role in Dental Medicine education. Our program also gives us the opportunity to apply our existing expertise in clin...ical simulation, clinical education, and interprofessional education to a whole new discipline. Our program offers a blend of time-tested methods and new innovations in Dental Medicine education. Our students are treated as members of the profession from the moment they arrive on campus, and are given opportunities to make real impacts in the lives of patients, in both urban and rural settings, who receive dental services through them. The extensive practical experience built into our program allows students to provide care to simulated patients in their first year, and then to provide direct patient care in the Oral Health Center in their second and third years, before ultimately pursuing clinical experiences in communities throughout Northern New England and beyond in their fourth year. Once the College of Dental Medicine is fully populated with students in all four years of the program, it will provide approximately 12,000-15,000 patient visits per year in the Oral Health Center and an additional 20,000-25,000 visits per year in the community-based network.

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