The Ohio State University College of Dentistry (OSUCOD) and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) seek applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor for the Division of Pediatric Dentistry at OSUCOD and the Dental Department at NCH.  This tenure track has both research and clinical care expectations. Responsibilities will include clinical and didactic teaching of residents as well as dental and dental hygiene students in all sites of patient care and direct patient care.  The candidate will conduct research consistent with tenure expectations at OSUCOD and have opportunities for collaboration at the university and hospital.  Other duties include contributing to the overall mission of the division and department participating in university, college, and hospital governance and providing support to the college’s continuing education programs.   

As a research-intensive university with seven health science colleges on its campus, The Ohio State University provides the optimal environment for a faculty member to meet their tripartite mission of education, research, and service. Comprised of ten divisions, OSUCOD supports eight advanced dental education programs accredited the Commission on Dental Accreditation.  

NCH is the third largest pediatric hospital in the United States. Its Department of Dentistry, with Sections of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, provides the full range of dental and ancillary services in a 30-chair dental clinic that is complemented by dedicated dental surgery operating rooms. The Department sees a high volume of patients for ambulatory clinic visits, dental surgeries, sedations, emergency department visits, and provides care for inpatients.

Applicants must have a DDS/DMD degree or equivalent, a certificate from a CODA-accredited advanced education program in pediatric dentistry and be a candidate for board certification by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. Applicants must also possess the qualifications required to obtain an Ohio dental license, sedation permit, to be credentialed at the OSUCOD, and to obtain a medical staff appointment at NCH. Preference will be given to applicants with previous teaching experience and who have past experience managing medically complex patients in a children’s hospital setting.  Preference will be given to candidates with a PhD and who have a research plan that integrates clinical care with areas of research excellence at OSUCOD and NCH including the Oral GI Microbiology Affinity Group. 

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics, and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 16,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.8 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.

Daniel B. Claman, DDS

Chief, Dentistry

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

daniel.claman@nationwidechildrens.org

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric health care systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 16,000 providing state-of-the-art pediatric care during more than 1.8 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.

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