RBHS Instructor/Assistant Professor; Non-Tenure Track

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. Position Status Full Time Posting Number 26FA0183 Posting Open Date 02/27/2026 Posting Close Date 07/31/2026 Qualifications Minimum Education and Experience • A DDS/DMD degree from a CODA accredited school;
• Must possess or be eligible for a New Jersey dental license; Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Preferred Qualifications Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment • Standing, walking, sitting – some for extended periods of time 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. Statement The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) is New Jersey’s only dental school, encompassing education, patient care and community outreach. It’s also the state’s largest oral healthcare provider, treating more than 130,000 patient visits annually at its student clinic in Newark and three sites in South Jersey.

Formerly the New Jersey Dental School, RSDM was established in 1956, as part of the Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry, which later became the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). In 2013, UMDNJ integrated with Rutgers University and the dental school was renamed again.

Known for its intensive clinical programs and close-knit, supportive environment, RSDM is one of the most diverse dental schools in the nation. It also has an ethnically and economically diverse patient pool, including many who are underserved. RSDM’s special needs clinic is one of the only facilities in the region that provides dental care for patients with disabilities. Its Dental Specialty Center for post-doctoral students is equipped with cutting-edge technology and a design that fosters collaborative care. For pre-doctoral students, RSDM’s match rate is consistently well above the national average and students routinely score above the 95th percentile on board exams.

Research at the dental school spans clinical studies of dental disease and groundbreaking work that explores the potential of oral microbiomes to fight drug resistant pathogens and treat cancer and autoimmune disease.

New research laboratories, totaling 25,000 square feet, were added in the fall of 2018.
RSDM students and faculty perform community service and outreach in Newark and other New Jersey municipalities and embark on annual overseas dental missions. There are two trips to the Dominican Republic: one in the village of La Romana and another on the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where patients from both nations receive care. Other missions include trips to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to treat patients with cleft palates and a summer mission to Native American reservations, where patients are treated at clinics run by the federal government.

The school is extremely competitive, choosing about 100 students a year from a field of more than 2,000 applicants for its incoming DMD program. Many students are from New Jersey and several are among the first generation in their families to attain a college degree.