Dental Assistant

Job Description Job Description Place of Performance Services will be performed on-site in the Dental/Health Services Department: FCI Gilmer,201 FCI Lane,Glenville, WV 26351. Schedule The contractor will normally provide 8 (1) hour sessions per day, 3-5 days per week, excluding Federal Holidays. A session is defined as one hour. Work hours will normally be between 7:30am and 4:00pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. The contractor shall not normally exceed 40 hours per week. 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 and have a minimum of one (1) year of experience providing Dental Assistant services. The contractor is responsible for provision of the services as listed: • 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 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 Hourly Pay: $17.75 per hour plus an additional $4.93 per hour for Health & Wellness. This of it as $22.68 per hour Company 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. Company 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.\r\n\r\n