Dental Assistant

The Dental Assistant shall provide OFF-SITE dental care services for all students at Collbran Job Corps Center in accordance with applicable Federal laws/regulations, OSHA and HIPAA requirements, state and local laws, and the American Dental Association guidelines. Dental services are required on a weekly basis to assist students in attaining and maintaining optimal oral health. The oral health care services must comply with Job Corps policies, requirements, and guidelines and must also include analysis and use of the most efficient and cost-effective practice of contemporary, evidence-based health care possible, given available time, resources, and personnel.
These services will involve coordinating and integrating the Dental Care services program with other health and wellness components/activities at the Center and providing oral health care services to enrollees and established students of the Center. The provision of dental services requires, but is not limited to:

· The ability to work both independently and as a member of a healthcare team to provide optimal services to a population of financially disadvantaged youth ranging from 16 to 24 years of age;

· Provision of all procedures authorized by the State Board of Dentistry, with a general emphasis on early detection,

· Diagnosis of oral health problems, basic oral health care, dental hygiene, and prevention/education (e.g. oral hygiene instructions, risk assessments, relationship with employability, oral health, and wellness);

· An elective oral examination, including bitewing x-rays, priority classification, and treatment plan, shall be completed and recorded on the Job Corps-approved oral examination form upon the student’s request to perform dental procedures to treat oral disease and correct oral health conditions that may represent employability barriers to include: restorations, extraction of pathological teeth, root canal therapy on anterior/other strategic teeth, replacement of missing upper anterior teeth with a removable prosthesis, and dental hygiene treatment for periodontal disease, upon approval from center personnel;

· Comply with Job Corps infection control policies and procedures;

· Provide a written diagnosis and treatment plan for each student within two weeks after completion of the dental readiness inspection and obtaining agreement for voluntary care before proceeding with such treatment;

· Provide student services in such a manner as to obtain a positive student satisfaction survey results as determined by Job Corps.    Additional services required in support of the Job Corps Center’s Health and

Wellness Programs include:

· Ensure patient privacy for all assessments, exams, and procedures; maintain, safeguard, and ensure the confidentiality of all required student health records when they are in the health clinic or the possession of health and wellness team members, according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); not to engage in any research projects and/or publications relating to Job Corps health activities without prior written approval from the Job Corps National Office in Golden, CO;

· Advise and assist the health education instructor in developing and implementing the Dental Health Education Program.

· Ensure dental equipment is properly cleaned and scheduled for maintenance.

· Report adverse student behavior incidents to the Health & Wellness Manager (HWM); and understand that dental services shall be subject to monitoring and review by Job Corps assessment teams, and cooperation with such teams is required.

Qualification & Licenses:

· Must be registered/licensed with the state in which Dental services will be provided; all licensing requirements/certification/accreditation of the staff must be maintained during the entire performance period, with the proof being submitted at the request of the Government.

· The dentist assistant must have an active, unrestricted license to practice as an independent practitioner

· Shall provide a copy of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Certification. May be subject to a criminal background check and drug testing as prerequisites for contract performance. Information obtained through the background check may determine the Dentist's qualification for this position. Information regarding a person’s race, national origin, color, sex, religion, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), or age will not be evaluated or have any impact on the determination of qualifications for this position.