We are currently seeking a Dental Assistant in the FCI Edgefield

Place of Performance: The Dental Assistant Services will be performed on-site in the Health Services Department at the Federal Correctional Institution located in FCI Edgefield. Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm You must pass mandatory background, credit check and drug screening.

Qualified candidates will be expected to submit the following:

• Current resume
• Dental Assistant certification / diploma
• CPR (front & back)
• Proof of immunizations

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Health Insurance Benefit
• Paid Time Off (Executive Order 13706) - effective after one year of service with Nitelines USA, Inc.: One (1) hour accrual per every 30 hours work up to 56 hours per year.
• Vacation - effective after one year of service with Nitelines USA, Inc.: Two (2) weeks paid vacation after one (1) year of service with a contractor or successor, three (3) weeks after five (5) years, and four (4) weeks after 15 years.

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.
• The Dental Assistant shall have a minimum of one (1) - two (2) years of experience providing Dental Assistant services. Bilingual oral communication skills and experience in a clinical correctional setting are preferred but not required.

Description of Duties:

• 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
• Charting for dental screening exams
• Preparation of patients for periodontal surgery
• Dental and periodontal charting
• Places temporary fillings
• Prepares places, and removes packs
• 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
• Prepares entries for patient's records