Adjunct Open Rank Professor-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery seeks a board-certified or board-eligible Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon to provide clinical instruction and patient care within the predoctoral and graduate educational programs at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Dentistry. This part-time Open Rank Professor position will support the department's educational, clinical, and service missions through direct supervision of dental students and residents while participating in the delivery of comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgical care.

Responsibilities

TEACHING AND CLINICAL EDUCATION: 

• Provide direct clinical supervision of D3 and D4 dental students in the predoctoral Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinic. 

• Teach principles of dentoalveolar surgery, diagnosis, treatment planning, local anesthesia, management of odontogenic infections, exodontia, and management of surgical complications. 

• Evaluate student competency and provide formative and summative clinical assessments.

• Promote evidence-based decision-making and professionalism in the clinical environment.

GRADUATE EDUCATION:

• Provide clinical supervision and surgical instruction for OMFS residents (PGY-1 through PGY-4). 

• Participate in resident education through intraoperative teaching, outpatient clinic supervision, case review, and clinical mentoring. 

• Assist faculty with resident evaluation and competency development. 

• Participate in graduate didactic conferences and educational activities as appropriate.

PATIENT CARE:

• Provide comprehensive outpatient oral and maxillofacial surgical care in support of the educational mission. 

• Supervise patient evaluation, treatment planning, dentoalveolar surgery, implant surgery, management of odontogenic infections, and ambulatory anesthesia procedures consistent with departmental needs. 

• Maintain high standards of patient safety, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance.

HOSPITAL AND TRAUMA RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate, as departmental needs dictate, in adult and pediatric facial trauma call coverage at affiliated Level I Trauma Centers.

• Provide consultation and surgical management of maxillofacial trauma in collaboration with multidisciplinary trauma teams.

• Participate in emergency call schedules as assigned.

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE:

• Participate in departmental meetings, faculty development, accreditation activities, and quality improvement initiatives. 

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary faculty to advance the educational mission of the College of Dentistry. 

• Support recruitment, mentoring, and professional development of students and residents.

• Direct supervision of D3 and D4 dental students in the predoctoral clinic. 
• Clinical supervision and mentoring of PGY-1 through PGY-4 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residents. 
• Oversight of patient care delivered within the educational environment while ensuring compliance with departmental, institutional, CODA, and hospital standards.
• Clinical instruction of predoctoral dental students. 
• Resident education and surgical mentoring. 
• Direct patient care supporting the educational mission. 
• Participation in scholarly activity, quality improvement, or educational research as appropriate. 
• Participation in continuing education and faculty development.

SUPERVISORY ROLE:

RESEARCH/TEACHING/PATIENT CARE DUTIES: 

Qualifications

EDUCATION: DDS or DMD (or international equivalent). Completion of an ADA-accredited Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency. 

LICENSES: Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS), or board eligible with certification achieved within the required institutional timeframe. Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certification. Eligible for unrestricted Tennessee dental licensure or Tennessee teaching license. Hospital credentialing eligibility. Eligibility for moderate/deep sedation permits consistent with Tennessee regulations.

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES: 

• Experience supervising dental students and residents in an academic environment preferred. Experience in dentoalveolar surgery, ambulatory anesthesia, implant surgery, and management of medically complex patients. Experience in Level 1 trauma center facial trauma management preferred. Strong interpersonal and teaching skills. Commitment to interprofessional education and patient-centered care. 
• Outpatient oral surgery.
• Office-based anesthesia.
• Maxillofacial trauma management.
• Surgical treatment planning.
• Digital imaging and contemporary surgical technologies.
• Electronic health record proficiency.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Sciences contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization. 

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.