Dental Assisting Instructor

Porter & Chester Institute • Full-time • Waterbury, Connecticut, United States • $46,000 - $53,000 / year • 1w ago

Dental Assisting Instructor – Put Your Clinical Experience to Work

(No Teaching Experience Needed)

Are you an experienced Dental Assistant who’s ready for a change from the fast pace of daily patient care? Looking for a stable, meaningful role where you can share your knowledge without the physical demands of full-time clinical work?

This is your opportunity to stay in dentistry, inspire the next generation of Dental Assistants, and build a rewarding career in education.

We’re looking for skilled dental professionals — not career educators. If you know dental assisting, we’ll teach you how to teach.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Dental Assisting Instructor, you’ll bring real-world chairside experience into the classroom and lab, helping students connect textbook concepts to what actually happens in today’s dental practices.

You will:

Teach dental assisting concepts through classroom instruction, skills lab demonstrations, and hands-on training
Demonstrate clinical procedures including chairside assisting, infection control, radiography, instrument processing, impressions, and patient care techniques
Share real-world experiences, industry standards, and best practices from modern dental settings
Mentor students as they build technical skills, professionalism, and confidence in patient interaction
Prepare students for certification and entry-level Dental Assisting roles
Evaluate student performance and provide constructive, supportive feedback
Participate in paid instructor training and ongoing professional development
Work independently while supported by a collaborative academic and administrative team

No lesson plans from scratch. We provide curriculum, training, and instructional support.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Dental Assistant required
High School Diploma or GED required
Certified Dental Assistant through DANB or willing to obtain at time of hire
CPR certification
Ability to use common software programs (MS Word/Excel/Outlook etc.)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Great interpersonal skills

Why This Role?

Formal and on-the-job training to transition into teaching
Opportunity to shape future dental professionals
Continue your career in dentistry without the physical demands of full-time clinical work

If you’re ready to step away from the operatory while staying in the profession you love, this could be the next rewarding chapter of your career!

About our company:

Porter and Chester Institute, a trade school in Connecticut and Massachusetts for 75 years, adheres to one basic vision: to educate and train our students to the level that will make them competent employees. With 9 campus locations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts, we offer training in such trades as Automotive Technology, HVAC-R, CAD, Electrician, Plumbing, as well as Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Practical Nursing and Computer & Technology.

Our support staff, including Admissions, Financial Aid and other administrative professionals, to our qualified Instructors are focused on making the students' experience a fulfilling and enriching one, both professionally and personally.

Click here for more company information: https://porterchester.edu/about-pci

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm; must be flexible with shift hours