Dentist

About the role

As the Dentist at Western New Mexico Correctional Facility South, you will serve as the clinical authority on all dental matters, providing high-quality oral health care and overseeing the dental department.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of general dentistry services-preventive, restorative, surgical, periodontal, endodontic, and prosthodontic-per facility policy
• Oversee staff in cleanings, impressions for prosthetics, oral hygiene programs, and accurate recordkeeping
• Perform and interpret radiographic examinations
• Arrange appropriate referrals for procedures not performed on-site
• Set treatment priorities and determine appropriateness of non-routine care
• Document all examinations using applicable dental classification systems (e.g., APHA)
• Maintain dental office security, including instrument, medication, and needle counts
• Submit monthly dental department activity reports
• Develop and update departmental policies and procedures
• Participate in staff development and ensure compliance with facility standards

Requirements

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree
• Active unrestricted Dental license in state of practice
• Board certified or Board-eligible in Dentistry
• Active DEA license required
• Active CPR certification required
• Minimum one (1) year practicing dentistry; Correctional experience preferred
• Strong clinical, diagnostic, and procedural skills

Qualifications

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