Job Description

CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT 

Location:

Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institute-Manchester 805 Fox Hollow Road Manchester, KY 40962

• Citizenship Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Clearance Requirements: National Background Check with Inquiries, Fingerprints, and Drug Screen.
• Type of Employment: Full-Time, 40 hours per week.
• Period of Performance: Base Year plus four (4) Option Years
• Estimate Pay: $17.92 - $23.01/hour.
• Paid Time Off per Year: Up to 80 hours per year, occurring on day one.
• Sick Leave per Year: Up to 56 hours per year, occurring on day one.
• Paid Federal Holidays: Eleven (11) Paid Federal Holidays

Schedule

One (1) session equals one (1) hour of service. A normal workday will consist of seven (7) sessions, for an estimate of 35 sessions per week and 1,820 sessions per twelve-month period. Sessions shall be scheduled between the hours of 7:30 A.M to 3:00 P.M., Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), with a 30-minute unpaid lunch period. The facility is expected to require an average of 7 sessions per day. The Dental Assistants schedule shall not exceed 40 hours per week. The actual hours of work will be determined by the Health Services Administrator and may be adjusted to meet the needs of the institution.

Education and Experience

• Possess specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school. 
• Training must include dental radiology and radiology safety. 
• be certified in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant.. 
• Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are desirable. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the field of Dental Assistant Services, and compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations. 
• Collect and track data, and enter data into the agency's electronic system, and track scheduling of patient care.
• Must have knowledge and experience in maintaining patient medical records and confidentiality.
• Assists Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and examinations.
• Retrieve patients records and escorts patients to proper dental specialty section; seats and prepares patients 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 patients 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 patients records
• Selects and applies medication in proper portion and anti-cariogenic agents to surface of teeth Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to gingiva to promote healing
• Fabricates and repairs dental prosthesis and appliances under supervision
• - Performs procedures pursuant to fabrication and repair of complete denture prosthesis and removable partial prosthesis
• Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials
• Takes radiographs of patients using standard and digital dental radiographic, panelipse, cephalometric, and transcranial equipment
• Obtains diagnostic quality periapical, occlusal, lateral, jaw, TMJ, and panographic radiographs
• Correctly positions patient and film
• Determines level of radiation intensity to minimize radiation exposure of patients
• Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records
• Performs quality assurances on radiographic and developing equipment and safelight
• Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques
• Sterilizes contaminated biological waste of dental clinic
• Places and finishes dental restorations, including bases and liners
• Make primary impressions and pours casts
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures

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