Assistant / Associate Professor of General Dentistry - Signing Bonus

Assistant / Associate Professor of General Dentistry - Signing Bonus

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Job Type : Faculty

Job Description :

Hiring General Dentists for 2025 and 2026!

$25,000 Signing Bonus plus Relocation Assistance

Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine seeks general dentists as full-time clinical faculty for a new dental school in Joplin, Missouri. General dentists will serve as educators in the simulation laboratory and / or as group leaders for a team based comprehensive care clinical education program in the Oral Health Center. The general dentist will serve as faculty to oversee the provision of dental care provided by dental students. The College expects to serve patients across the lifespan in the four-state region, expanding access to dental care in this underserved rural area. Faculty must be motivated and engaged clinicians who are excited to help build an innovative and dynamic academic and clinical dental medicine program, educating the next generation of dentists while providing comprehensive care to a rural and diverse group of patients.

• Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
• Candidates must demonstrate a passion for dentistry and a strong desire to teach students in a demanding, fast-paced, academic environment
• Candidates must demonstrate the ability to contribute to and participate in a humanistic environment of learning and discovery
• The successful candidate is expected to be able to provide didactic and clinical education of pre-doctoral dental students in the simulation laboratory, in the Group Practice, and in community settings
• The faculty member is expected to provide comprehensive general dental care when needed in the Oral Health Center
• Candidates should be highly motivated to be part of the development and growth of a new dental school and willing to serve as academic coaches and role models for students when providing compassionate, ethical, and evidenced based care of patients

Qualifications :

Join us in changing healthcare for good! For more information contact Tosha, at tcunningham@kansascity.edu or 417.208.0757.

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, ancestry, military and / or veteran status, and / or any other status protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

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Thank you for your interest in a career at KCU!

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