Dean - College Of Dentistry

Dean - College Of Dentistry - 23000002E2 

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Dean- College of Dentistry

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) seeks a strategic, collaborative, values-driven leader to serve as its next Dean of the College of Dentistry. Reporting to Chancellor Peter Buckley, M.D., the Dean serves as the chief academic officer of the college; sets a bold and ambitious vision for UTHSC dentistry that harnesses the talent, creativity, diversity, and shares a breadth of expertise across its dedicated community of faculty, staff, and students. 

With Chancellor Buckley’s leadership, UTHSC is transforming the State of Tennessee healthcare. The College of Dentistry is leading this transformation with the opening of a new state-of-the-art Delta Dental Building accompanied by the Healthy Smiles initiative. The future is exciting for the College of Dentistry and UTHSC. 

The new Delta Dental Building provides the opportunity for students to learn on the latest teaching aids and cutting-edge equipment and technology. The College’s Healthy Smiles initiative in collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Health, is undertaking a $53 million project over the next 5 years to increase access to dentists and dental healthcare across Tennessee, with a focus on rural areas. 

The College of Dentistry is the oldest dental college in the South, and the third oldest public college of dentistry in the United States. UTHSC’s College of Dentistry embraces the value of diversity in dental education.

Basic Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will possess a DDS, DMD, or equivalent dental degree
• Eligibility for a dental license or dental faculty permit in Tennessee
• Demonstrate evidence of successful, progressive, and entrepreneurial leadership in administration, clinical care, education, and/or research
• History of effective decision-making skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate of a CODA-accredited Dental College (for dental degree and/or Advanced Dental Education Program)
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to listen to and understand the needs of faculty, staff, and students; and the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external constituents
• Demonstrated success in managing and leading a complex organization undergoing change
• Experience having been an associate dean and/or departmental chair
• Experience working with healthcare systems, and familiarity with the role of the dental profession within the overall scope of healthcare
• Experience working with donors and development staff to secure private funds in support of strategic objectives
• Experience engaging external constituents as an advocate for the dental profession and the oral health of the public
• Experience with CODA
• Ability to collaborate and foster research programs crossing traditional academic units.

 

Qualifications

 

For benefits information, please visit https://uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/2023-benefits-preview-packet.pdf .

Applicants should demonstrate commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive 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, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center 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. UTHSC 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. UTHSC 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.

COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

Founded in 1878, UTHSC's College of Dentistry is the oldest dental college in the South and the third oldest public college of dentistry in the United States. The college, originally located in Nashville until 1911, was moved to Memphis when the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee needed to secure more extensive facilities. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredits the programs in dentistry. This accreditation permits qualified college graduates to apply for all state and regional board examinations in the United States. As an institution of higher education, the College of Dentistry is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) as part of the regular accreditation process of The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

The college offers a full range of post-doctoral training in endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics. Also offered is a two-year program in dental hygiene.

The UTHSC College of Dentistry embraces the value of diversity in dental education. The College of Dentistry’s Moving Forward Committee is committed to diversifying our student, faculty, and staff population through the work of committed professionals whose mission is to address the needs of everyone within the field of dentistry. We are striving to establish an environment where we can create opportunities to capitalize on our differences to make us better learners, teachers, researchers, employees, and students.

 

Job
  Executive/Administrative 
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-Memphis 
Organization
  Office Of The Uthsc Chancellor 
Campus/Institute  Memphis 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Job Posting
  Nov 27, 2023, 12:46:12 PM