Dentist

Overview

The Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility is a minimum custody, male facility that houses approximately 1150 incarcerated individuals. Our goal is to offer treatment, work, education and apprenticeship opportunities in order to prepare them for their entry back into the neighborhoods of Iowa.

• Provide incarcerated individuals with dental screening and treatment in accordance with DOC dental services, policy and procedures; diagnose and treat diseases, injuries and malformations of teeth, gums, and related oral structures; perform examinations of incarcerated individuals, and utilize diagnostic procedures and instruments.
• Clean, fill, extract and replace teeth; design and build crowns, bridges and dental appliances.
• Provide clinical supervision of dental hygienists and other staff assigned to the clinic; ensure dental services are in accordance with DOC HSP 1001 Dental Services and HSP 1003 Infection recommendations, based on professional research and practices.
• Document services provided in the incarcerated individual’s ICON Medical Records.
• Attend and participate in statewide health care meetings and any meetings at the facility.
• Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

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Licensure as a dentist as issued by the Board of Dental Examiners of the Iowa Department of Health shall be considered as qualifying.

NOTE: Be sure to include your license information with your application.

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