Prosthodontist

Department/Unit

Dental Clinical Sciences

Location

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

About the opportunity

Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Dentistry is seeking applications for a full-time, probationary tenure-track or tenure-track Prosthodontist at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Following the search process, the position is available to begin as early as January 2027, or at a mutually agreed-upon date.

Prosthodontics is a division in the Department of Dental Clinical Sciences, and the successful candidate will hold an appointment in the Department of Dental Clinical Sciences. The workload will include 60% teaching/course administration and service, 20% research and 20% private practice/service. If the candidate chooses not to engage in private practice, the workload allocation would be 80% teaching/course admin and 20% research.

The successful candidate will contribute to didactic, preclinical, and clinical teaching; supervise undergraduate prosthodontic care; provide prosthodontic input to the graduate programs in Periodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; lead collaborative research programs. Course assignment will be made by the Chair and may vary depending on the Faculty’s needs.

Candidates must possess a DDS/DMD and either a master’s degree or PhD. Candidates must have successfully completed the National Dental Specialty Examination (NDSE) in prosthodontics (or will successful complete the exam within 12 months of appointment) and be eligible for licensure in Nova Scotia. The provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia does not offer academic licensure. Preference will be given to candidates with teaching and clinical experience.

The successful candidate must demonstrate commitment to evidence-based patient care, and hold contemporary clinical competence in complex prosthodontic rehabilitation, including implant-supported and digitally planned or manufactured treatment. Assets include successful private practice experience, fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (FRDC), university-level teaching experience, demonstrated record of independent and collaborative research related to prosthodontics, and experience with digital acquisition, virtual treatment planning, computer-aided design and manufacturing, guided implant planning and workflows, additive manufacturing, and the critical evaluation of emerging dental technologies.