Dental Hygiene Instructor

496619 Lexington Faculty Full-time Closing at: Jul 17 2026 - 23:55 EDT Bluegrass Community & Technical College ADD TO FAVORITES VIEW FAVORITES

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.

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.

Working with post-secondary students • Student supervision • Laboratory • Classroom • Local Anesthesia Certification • Faculty collaboration • AD&D insurance • Dental License • Paid holidays • Full-time • Clinic experience • Mid-level • Health insurance • Dental insurance • University • Bachelor's degree • Tuition reimbursement • Collaboration with other professionals for student support • Clinical training • Dental x-ray • Clinical rotations supervision • Dental equipment • Laboratory sessions (educational delivery method) • Computer skills • Employee assistance program • Dental Hygiene • Pass polygraph test • Vision insurance • Bachelor's degree in dental hygiene • 403(b) • Registered Dental Hygienist • Local anesthesia