RBHS Instructor/Assistant Professor; Non-Tenure Track

Company: Rutgers University
Location: Somerdale
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Posting Summary The Department of Community Health is searching for one (1) full time General Dentists at the rank of RBHS Instructor/Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure Track in Somerdale, NJ (Camden County) at the RSDM University Dental Center at Somerdale. This faculty member in the Department of Community Health provides support for students, assure timely care for the patients, serve as a nucleus for interdepartmental faculty communication and provide all phases of patient care as required. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Oversee all aspects of patient care and ensuring proper post-treatment management, including recare; Ensure that the standards, policies and procedures of RSDM , as outlined in the Clinic Manual, Radiation Hazard, Infection Control, Patient’s Bill of Rights, and RSDM Confidentiality policies, and Quality Assurance protocols are followed at the sites. Supervise and instruct students in their respective disciplines, by demonstration when required; Review the records of patients who treatment has been documented as completed; Review patient records prior to termination of patient treatment. Authorization is documented in the consultation section of the patient’s record; Ensure, with site faculty, that RSDM standards for the education of students are maintained; Conduct small group discussions with students when possible; Participate in CODE faculty standardization and calibration; Perform evaluation of students’ competencies. Assists in quality and quantity review for all dental personnel when requested. Remains current in the field of dentistry on a level applicable to the title. Accomplishes dentistry using pharmacological adjuncts depending on individual circumstances and dentist qualifications. Consults with the medical staff in cases showing oral manifestations of medical conditions. Is available for consultation by the medical staff in cases of oral pathology and other related conditions of common interest. Arranges program and treatment for patients experiencing oral trauma, oral pain, oral infection and other pathology. Assists in conducting program of preventive dentistry, dental education and oral hygiene. Diagnoses and treats diseases, injuries and malformations of teeth, gingiva, mucosa, and related oral structures with reasonable patient acceptable sensitivity. Cleans, restores, extracts and replaces teeth using rotary and hand instruments, dental appliances, medications and surgical instruments. Administers local anesthesia and other supportive medication. Keeps such records and reports as are necessary for the discharge and control of his/her patients. Serves on call, administratively, operationally and clinically and handles dental emergencies. Understands and adheres to Rutgers’ compliance standards as they appear in RBHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and Rutgers’ regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified. Ensures that the staff are trained and evaluated on their knowledge of and adherence to compliance policies and procedures specific to their jobs. Performs other related duties as assigned. Overview New Jersey’s premier academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our elite and renowned faculty are teachers, health researchers and providers, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education and training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. An important mission of RBHS is to promote the careers of faculty, staff, and learners. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

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