Certified Dental Assistant

Fidelity Partners•Butner, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Dental Assistant will provide full-time chairside, radiographic, sterilization, patient-support, recordkeeping, and dental-clinic services for Adults in Custody at Federal Correctional Complex Butner. The position supports restorative dentistry, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, examinations, emergency care, infection control, and the safe daily operation of the dental clinic.

Requirements

Must possess specialty training from a licensed dentist or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.
Must have completed training in dental radiology and radiation safety.
Must maintain current CPR certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
Must have at least two years of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
Must be able to collect, track, and enter data in electronic systems and maintain accurate patient medical records and confidentiality.
Must satisfy communicable-disease and health-screening requirements, including tuberculosis testing or other evidence requested by the Clinical Director.
Must successfully complete required drug screening, law-enforcement and background checks, orientation, and institutional-access requirements.
Current resume documenting at least two years of Dental Assistant experience and relevant clinical responsibilities.
Copies of Dental Assistant education or certification, dental-radiology and radiation-safety training, and current American Red Cross or American Heart Association CPR certification.
Health-screening, drug-testing, background, law-enforcement, identification, security, orientation, and institutional-access documents requested by Fidelity Partners or the Government client.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual oral communication skills
Experience in a correctional clinical setting

Responsibilities

Provide chairside assistance to the Dental Officer during restorative, oral-surgery, periodontal, prosthetic, and examination procedures.
Retrieve records, escort and prepare patients, prepare treatment rooms, and support orderly patient scheduling and clinic flow.
Prepare and pass instruments, materials, medications, and supplies; retract tissue, irrigate the oral cavity, and operate the aspirator.
Observe patient responses, assist with dismissal, provide authorized follow-up instructions, and support emergency dental treatment.
Complete accurate electronic and paper dental-treatment records, screening charts, periodontal charts, and other required documentation.
Place temporary fillings, prepare and manage packs, and place or remove rubber dams as directed and within the authorized scope of practice.
Clean, sharpen, sterilize, and maintain instruments; inspect equipment daily, perform authorized minor repairs, and report defects promptly.
Apply prescribed medications and anti-cariogenic agents and assist with dental prostheses and appliances under Dental Officer supervision.
Take and process standard and digital dental radiographs, correctly position patients and film, minimize radiation exposure, and save images to the medical record.
Perform radiographic quality assurance and follow all required infection-control procedures, including handling and sterilization of contaminated biological waste.
Make primary impressions, pour casts, and select tooth shades for composite restorations and dentures as directed.
Provide dental health education and communicate professionally with patients, dental staff, Health Services leadership, and correctional personnel.
Maintain professional boundaries, comply with institution security and accountability procedures, protect confidential information, and wear approved surgical scrubs.