Assistant/ Associate Professor, Restorative Dentistry

Department Overview

The School of Dentistry shares the mission of the Oregon Health & Science University to provide educational programs, basic and clinical research, and high quality care and community programs. We strive to foster an environment of mutual respect where the free exchange of ideas can flourish. The dental school prepares graduates in general dentistry and the dental specialties to deliver compassionate and ethical oro-facial health care. The school is in a dynamic growth phase with a state-of-the-art facility.

Annual 1.0 FTE salary ranges are as follows:

• Assistant Professor: $130,396 - $151,540
• Associate Professor: $156,087 -$182,056  

Function/Duties of Position

This position reports to (supervisor): Despoina Bompolaki, Assistant Dean for Predoctoral Clinical Systems.

The Group Practice Leader (GPL) manages and provides oversight to the predoctoral clinical education and performance of dental students in an integrated vertical group practice model. They facilitate the progress of a dental student from DS1-DS4 in the delivery of direct patient care; supervise the delivery of comprehensive patient care and provide oversight of patient treatment plans for students within the Group Practice. The GPL works with the Office of Academic Systems (OAS) in the oversight, assessment and documentation of student progress as measured against student learning objectives (SLOs) and clinical skills assessments (CSAs). The GPL works with the Office of Clinical Systems (OCS) in the assessment, documentation, and oversight of the delivery of timely and quality patient care consistent with School of Dentistry Clinic's policies and procedures. The GPL, as an OHSU School of Dentistry faculty, provides services in furtherance of the university's missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. 

The duties of this position include: Duties related to Dental Students within the Group Practice:

• Supervise the provision of direct patient care
• Provide direct patient care in the process of mentoring students
• Manage and mentor learning around patient rights, HIPPA, patient relations, risk management, patient communication and prevention and resolution of patient grievances
• Serve as mediator for patient and student concerns in collaboration with the SoD Patient Advocate and Patient Advocacy Team
• Ensure timely and quality patient care delivery
• Mentor students in the development of comprehensive treatment plans, monitor the progress of each case, ensure that the appropriate treatment sequence is followed, and confirm that the outcomes are of an acceptable standard
• Guide and mentor student collaboration with dental specialties, external and internal dental technicians and laboratories and others in the planning and delivery of direct patient care
• Guide, facilitate, expedite, monitor and track dental student progress and performance
• Monitor individual student progress and provide counseling during individual meetings (Student Performance Committee (SPC) Reviews) regarding attendance, productivity, infection control, care delivery, case management, financial management, record documentation, professionalism and volume and mix of cases
• Provide logistical support in concert with the Group Practice Coordinators for students as they navigate clinical operations
• Assign, co-assign and reassign patients to students based on student need, student expertise and student level of performance to ensure adequate & equitable experiences in all disciplines
• Serve as liaison and advocate for the student with the OAS and OCS
• Monitor student adherence to Individual Academic Achievement Plans (IAAP)
• Prepare and disseminate timely and pertinent communication to OAS and OCS around student performance as requested
• Implement corrective or improvement measures as recommended by the SOD Student Performance Committee.

Duties related to Group Practice Administration:

• Organize and conduct Group Huddles per term
• Participate in the weekly Group Practice Leader meeting and collaborate with all GPLs in project management and process improvement in the operations of the vertical group practice model.
• Work closely with the Assistant Dean for Predoctoral Systems to support the strategic direction, management, and tracking of the DMD clinical teaching environment
• Provide reporting regarding overall productivity of the Practice and/or individual students.
• Collaborate with the Office of Clinical Systems in the tracking of Key Performance Indicators of Clinic Performance
• Consult and collaborate with SOD Leadership as needed on significant issues

Duties related to Participation in Preclinical Courses, Clinical Courses and SOD Committees:

• Serve as instructor for DMD Preclinical Courses
• Attend lectures of fellow faculty members for courses in which the person is assigned.
• Serve as director/co-director for DMD Courses DEN 754/756*
• Serve as instructor in DMD Courses DEN730/740*
• Participate as a non-voting member of the Student Performance Committee, unless appointed as a voting member
• Participate as needed in CQIOC, the clinical quality improvement and operations committee.
• Participate in committees within the school and university as assigned
• Accept other tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications

• DDS or DMD
• License to practice dentistry in the State of Oregon (full or faculty license)
• 4-7 years of relevant clinical experience (direct patient care or supervision of direct patient care)
• Relevant patient care delivery administration or management 

• BLS from AHA required. New hires will be enrolled in an OHSU training course and will be required to complete the course during the onboarding process

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Technology skills to include data management and document preparation (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) 

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Group Practice Leader
• Prior experience as an academic faculty member
• Management Training ¿ Experience with axiUm electronic health care record
• Nitrous Permit state of Oregon or Minimal Sedation Permit 

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