Dental Assistant

Job Description

Place of Performance-Ancillary Medical services will be performed in the Health Service Department at FCI Three Rivers TX, located at 1700 W. Highway 72 West, Three Rivers, Texas 78071.

Schedule and sessions are as follows: One (1) Dental Assistant - Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays, with a 30-minunon-paid lunch break - 10 sessions (hours) per day = 1,880 sessions per year.

Education and Experience- The Dental Assistant shall possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school. Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety. The Dental Assistant shall be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association. Bilingual oral communication

skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable.

DENTAL ASSISTANT Description of Duties-The Dental Assistant must possess the ability to collect and track data and enter data into the agency's electronic system and track scheduling of patient care and must have knowledge and experience in maintaining patient medical records and confidentiality. The contractor shall be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.

• Retrieve patient's records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patient for attending Dental Officer

• Assists Dental Officer by preparing dental instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medications

• Passes instruments, retracts tissues, irrigates oral cavity, and operates aspirator

• Observes patient's responses, and assists patient for dismissal from the Dental Clinic

• Gives instructions for subsequent dental appointments

• Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (both electronic and paper records)

• Prepares dental treatment room for the next patient

• Assists in the treatment of emergency cases.

• Provides dental health education

• Dental prophylaxis

• Dental screening examination

• Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery

• Dental and periodontal charting

• Prepares places, and removes packs

• Places temporary fillings

• Places and removes rubber dams

• Maintains dental equipment

• Cleans, sharpens, and sterilizes instruments

• Performs daily inspection of equipment and makes minor repairs

• Reports defective equipment, or utilizes corrective action

• Performs routine oral prophylaxis of the clinical crowns of teeth

• Uses dental hand instruments, mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic), oral hygiene aides and prophylaxis paste to provide necessary oral prophylactic services

• Prepares entries for patient's recordsCompany Description

We are a healthcare company located in The United States of America with over 25 years experience placing healthcare workers in Federal facilities Nationwide.

Full-time