Dental Assistant

Place of Performance- Services will be performed on-site in the Health Services Department at FCI Seagoville

Schedule- Services will be scheduled between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, with a thirty minute unpaid lunch break. The schedule will not 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. Must be CPR certified and have a minimum of 1 year of experience.

Duties-

• Assist Dental Officer in dental specialty sections: restorative, oral surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and exams.
• Collect and track data
• Track scheduling of patient care.
• Assist Dental Officer by preparing instruments, essential materials, drugs, and medications
• Pass instruments, retract tissues, irrigate oral cavity, and operate the aspirator
• Maintain dental equipment
• All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the field of Dental Assistant Services, and in compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations.

Pay and Benefits- Pay is $20.87 per hour with an additional $4.41 per hour for Health & Welfare. Think of it as $25.28 per hour. 11 paid Federal Holidays per year, earn up to 56 hours of sick leave per year. 2 weeks paid vacation after one year of service.