Dental Hygiene Instructor

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Dental Hygiene Instructor

  • 496619
  • Lexington
  • Faculty
  • Full-time
  • Closing at: Nov 24 2026 - 23:55 EST
  • Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Title: Dental Hygiene Instructor

Salary Range: $4098-$5123

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

  • Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
  • Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
  • 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Work-Life Balance
  • 9.5 Paid Holidays
  • 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
  • Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Provide classroom and lab instruction in competencies for dental hygiene in the Associate of Applied Science program. These include the evaluation & supervision of students, working collaboratively with full-time faculty and staff, and completing professional development requirements.

Note: This is Grant Funded Position

 

Job Duties:

  • Provide didactic dental hygiene instruction for classroom (if applicable) and/or clinical instruction for laboratory settings.

  • Demonstrate current knowledge in dental hygiene instrument use, digital charting, digital radiography, and a willingness to learn additional technology used in the dental hygiene clinic.

  • Work collaboratively with faculty & staff to provide education, evaluation & supervision to students who are working on patients from the community.

  • Complete required professional development trainings, both online and in-person as needed.

  • Attend scheduled sessions that coincide with the posted Academic Calendar.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Current KY dental hygiene or dentist licensure

  • Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene or related field

  • Minimum 5-years clinical experience  

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Digital dental software experience

  • Local anesthesia and laser certifications

Additional Skills Requested:

  • To be considered for a faculty position, please upload a copy of your unofficial transcript at the time of your application

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

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