Dental Assisting Instructor Jobs

A dental assisting instructor is responsible for the development, implementation, management, and teaching of a curriculum. Such curriculum will qualify persons for employment in a dental office setting. The dental assisting instructor will also provide all classroom/laboratory instruction and will be responsible for training site acquisition, student placement, and supervision.

The duties (may not include all, nor do all of the listed examples include all tasks which may be found in this position) performed by a dental assisting instructor are as follows: annually preparing and submitting a course of study including program objectives, student performance objectives, and daily lesson plans; providing related instruction and supervising student training in dental offices; annually preparing and submitting a program budget; submitting a report, at the completion or termination of a student’s training, of the total number of hours of training the student received and the related skills achieved; assisting in student placement activities; accurately and punctually submitting to the director all forms and information needed for attendance accounting and grade reporting; establishing an advisory committee to include representations from dental care providers and agencies; holding a minimum of one meeting of this committee during each school year; and attending staff meetings and other meetings as shall be required by director.

Essential skills required to be a dental assisting instructor include good knowledge of dental practices and procedures including practical ethics and confidentiality; basic dental records, charts, and forms; dental terminology; and a sound knowledge of instructional methods and techniques.