Overview


Directly reporting to the Director of Periodontics, with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Executive Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs, periodontal faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students within Touro College of Dental Medicine's clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


Responsibilities


+ Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction

+ Perform dental procedures on patients of the clinic as needed

+ Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques

+ Assist in solving patient related problems

+ Assist the Director of Periodontics in the review of each student's performance within the pediatric dentistry clinic

+ Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes, approving student procedural code, and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness, Professionalism, & Promptness

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