Dental Hygienist - Lincoln

Correctional Services - Agency 46

Lincoln, NE

$27.673

JR2026-00027622 Dental Hygienist - Lincoln (Open)

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) employs nearly 2,300 team members operating institutions statewide, which house approximately 5,800 inmates. The department's focus includes inmate programming and education, physical and behavioral health care, re-entry services, and community programs, and is accredited by the American Correctional Association (ACA). Candidates will model the NDCS values of integrity, respect, compassion, growth, and excellence as we accomplish our mission, "Keep people safe." Information about the Department can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at megan.jones@nebraska.gov. Additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked.

DUTIES:
*Perform oral prophylaxis and coronal polishing; obtain radiographic exposures.
*Apply topical subgingival agents; apply or administer antimicrobial rinses, fluorides, sealants or other recognized topical agents for the prevention of oral disease.
*Conduct and assess preliminary charting, probing, screening examinations, and indexing of dental and periodontal disease, with referral, when appropriate, for a dental diagnosis by a licensed dentist.
*Assist a dentist in restorative or surgical work by preparing instruments, mixing materials, and aspirating the patient's mouth.
*May perform preliminary charting and screening examinations; oral health education, including workshops and in service training sessions on dental health; and all duties that a dental assistant who is not licensed is authorized to perform.
*Obtain medical and dental histories of patients and maintains dental records for use by a dentist in diagnosing the patients' dental condition.

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.