Paid Time Off - 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.
Flexible work schedule: Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays) between the hours of 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m
Place of Performance
The Dental Assistant Services will be performed on-site in the Health Services Department at the FCC Butner located at Old Hwy 75, Butner, NC.
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
minimum of 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.
Schedule
DA will normally work Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), normally between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with a 30 minute unpaid lunch period. The facility is expected to require an average of 6 sessions per day. Each Dental Assistant's schedule is 32 hours per week.
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