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Part Time Dentist with Travel Assistance

Wexford Health Sources · Hagerman, NM · 1 mo ago
HealthcarePart-time

About the role

As the Dentist at Roswell Correctional Center, 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

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-demand environment while delivering compassionate care

Skills

  • Compassion

Benefits

  • Performance check-ins with annual merit increase
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match

Pay

  • Details about pay are not specified in the posting.

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