Dental Assistant Program Director

Role Overview

• Provides leadership and oversight for the online educational experience, ensuring the delivery of high-quality instruction that promotes student success, engagement, and program effectiveness.
• Supports curriculum integrity, faculty development, academic excellence, and student achievement while fostering a positive learning environment.
• Maintains alignment with institutional goals and applicable federal, state, and accreditation requirements through continuous evaluation and improvement of program outcomes.
• Collaborates with faculty, staff, and external partners to support student progression, professional readiness, and successful completion of program and credentialing requirements.
• Hire, supervise, and evaluate instructional staff, including the development and selection of faculty to teach online courses.
• Ensure that the faculty have the appropriate credentials as required by CHCP and the accrediting body.
• Direct advisory committee activities for the program.
• Work closely with the Instructional Design Team to update and/or change any required curriculum.
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations.
• Monitor instructional behaviors in the LMS.
• Report on measures of student outcomes (retention, satisfaction, graduation rates).
• Promote the Dental Assisting Program among various community constituents to broaden the visibility of the program.
• Assist in the development of new courses and programs that are relevant to the growth and expansion of the program.
• Plan and oversee laboratory sessions to be held at CHCP campuses for students.
• Review the curriculum and textbooks with instructors, program managers, the advisory board, and the director.
• Review student evaluations of instructors and programs, externship evaluations, employer surveys, and graduate surveys with the Education Director.
• Participate in new student orientation as needed.
• Review completion and placement rates with the Director of Career Services and the Directors of Digital Services-Academics.
• Schedule in-service training for instructors with the online academic team.
• Conduct monthly faculty meetings.
• Ensures programmatic compliance with all accrediting and regulating bodies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate's degree required.
• Minimum of three (3) years field experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of online or classroom instruction experience.
• Nationally Certified or Registered Dental Assistant (CDA or RDA) or a licensed dentist, and is proficient in four-handed and/or six-handed dentistry principles.
• Must meet both ABHES Chapter VIII and TWC requirements to be an approved instructor and Program Director.
• Travel requires up to 25% travel primarily in Texas.

Benefits

• M-F 8am-5pm, as needed on weekends for skills