Certified Dental Assistant – MDC Brooklyn

Certified Dental Assistant MDC Brooklyn

Work Location
Metropolitan Detention Center-Brooklyn

80th 29th Street

Brooklyn New York 11232

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.

Estimate Pay: $28.07 per 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

Working Hours
The Dental Assistant will work between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday five (5) days a week with a thirty-minute unpaid lunch period excluding federal holidays. The Dental Assistant will not work more than 40 hours a week.

Summary of Duties
The Dental Assistant supports dental providers across clinical radiologic and administrative functions ensuring efficient patient care and compliance with correctional healthcare standards. This includes assisting procedures maintaining equipment and managing documentation.

Qualifications

• Must have specialty training from a licensed dentist and/or certification from an accredited Dental Assistant school.
• Certified Expanded Functions Dental Assistant.
• Must hold current CPR certification from the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
• Must have a minimum of six (6) months of experience providing Dental Assistant services.
• Have knowledge of routine office-related duties including working knowledge of computers and word processing programs
• Ability to read understand speak and write English fluently.
• Bilingual communication skills and correctional experience are desirable but not required.

**Copies of all certifications and resumes must be forwarded with your application.

Attire

The Dental Assistant is expected to dress professionally at all times. The Dental Assistant will be required to wear a uniform or scrubs. Any scrubs worn should not be Khaki or Brown. The attire worn shall also be appropriate for the correctional environment in which the contract employee will be performing and should not be tight-fitting or low-cut without an undershirt. Open-toe shoes are not the event that the Dental Assistants dress does not comply with the MDCs expectations the Dental Assistant will not be permitted entry into the MDC. The Government will not be financially responsible for the time it takes to return to the MDC with proper clothing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists the Dental Officer/Chief Dental Officer in all dental specialty sections: restorative oral surgery periodontics prosthetics and examinations.
• Retrieves patient records escorts patients to the appropriate dental specialty section seats and prepares patients for treatment.
• Prepares dental instruments essential materials drugs and medications for procedures.
• Passes instruments retracts tissues irrigates the oral cavity and operates the aspirator.
• Observes patient responses during treatment and assists with dismissal from the clinic.
• Provides instructions for subsequent dental appointments and explains the scheduling process.
• Assists in the treatment of all emergency cases.
• Assists the dentist with dental health education dental prophylaxis and dental screening examinations.
• Performs dental and periodontal charting including scanning when required.
• Prepares patients for periodontal surgery.
• Assess and document vital signs.
• Assists with preparing surgical packs.
• Assists with placing temporary fillings and placing/removing rubber dams.
• Places and finishes dental restorations including bases and liners.
• Selects tooth shade for composite restorations and dentures.
• Conduct basic dental sick call including but not limited to radiographs with or without a Dentist present.
• Assists the Health Services Department by taking vital signs when asked by Health Services Staff.

Radiology

• Takes radiographs using standard and digital dental radiographic equipment including panelipse cephalometric and transcranial units.
• Obtains diagnostic-quality periapical occlusal lateral jaw TMJ and panoramic radiographs.
• Correctly positions patients and film/sensors.
• Determines appropriate radiation levels to minimize exposure.
• Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records.
• Performs quality assurance on radiographic and developing equipment and the safelight.
• Maintains proper infection control procedures in radiographic techniques.

Laboratory & Prosthetics

• Fabricates and repairs dental prostheses and appliances under supervision.
• Performs procedures related to the fabrication and repair of complete denture prostheses and removable partial prostheses.
• Uses acrylic resins and porcelain as basic materials.
• Makes primary impressions and pours casts.

Infection Control & Sterilization

• Cleans sharpens sterilizes and secures instruments for both the dental clinic and the medical department.
• Maintains proper infection control procedures throughout the dental clinic.
• Sterilizes contaminate biological waste.
• Prepares the dental treatment room for the next patient.

Equipment & Supply Management

• Maintains dental equipment corrosive cabinet chemicals and clinic supplies.
• Organizes dental equipment for efficient and effective clinic operations.
• Counts dental equipment and maintains accurate logs according to policy; reports
• discrepancies to the Chief Dental Officer or COR.
• Performs daily inspection of equipment makes minor repairs and reports discrepancies or defective equipment.
• Establishes or utilizes corrective actions when needed.

Patient Records & Documentation

• Must document directly all treatments and interventions performed. This includes but is not limited to vital signs.
• Makes necessary entries on dental treatment records (electronic and paper).
• Prepares entries for patient records and documents care within the Bureaus Electronic Medical Record (BEMR).
• Processes and saves digital radiographs to patient medical records.
• Manages dental records and disposes of records past retention dates.
• Reviews sick call box responds appropriately and schedules patients in BEMR.
• Maintains dental logs and performs Quickpass water testing monthly or quarterly as required.
• May be required to properly dispose of paper records such as shredding when warranted.

Medication & Preventive Care

• Selects and applies medication in proper portions including anti-cariogenic agents.
• Applies medication prescribed by a Dental Officer to the gingiva to promote healing.
• Uses dental hand instruments mechanical instruments (including ultrasonic) oral hygiene aids and prophylaxis paste to provide oral prophylactic services.