Part Time Dentist with Travel Assistance

Wexford Health Sources, Inc.; Hagerman (NM); On-site; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan with company m​

Annual merit increase

Job summary

Wexford Health Sources, Inc. seeks a Part-Time Dentist to lead dental services at Roswell Correctional Center in Hagerman, NM. You will deliver general dentistry and oversee the dental team to ensure high-quality care for justice-involved individuals.

In this dual leadership and clinical role, you’ll set treatment priorities, supervise staff, ensure accurate recordkeeping, and maintain facility standards. Flexible schedule and meaningful community impact included.

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD degree required; board-eligible/board-certified status preferred.
• Active unrestricted dental license in the practicing state.
• Active DEA license and CPR certification required.
• Minimum one year of clinical dentistry experience; correctional experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of general dentistry services per facility policy.
• Oversee staff in cleanings, impressions, hygiene programs, and recordkeeping.
• Perform and interpret radiographic examinations.
• Arrange referrals for procedures not performed on-site.
• Set treatment priorities and determine appropriateness of non-routine care.
• Document examinations using dental classification systems; APHA, etc.
• Maintain dental office security and submit monthly activity reports.
• Develop and update departmental policies and procedures; staff development.

Skills

DDS or DMD degree

Active unrestricted dental license in州

Board certification or board-eligible

Active DEA license

Active CPR certification

Minimum 1 year dentistry experience

Strong clinical, diagnostic, andProced

Education

DDS or DMD degree

Job description

POSITION: Part Time Dentist
SCHEDULE: Flexible Schedule - 16 hours per week
FACILITY: Roswell Correctional Center
LOCATION: Hagerman, NM
Are you ready to lead dental services where your clinical skill makes a lasting impact and your guidance shapes a team's success?Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation's largest correctional healthcare providers, delivering essential dental care to justice-involved individuals for over 30 years. Many of our patients are receiving their first experience with professional, compassionate oral health care-and it starts with you.

Position Summary

As the Dentist at our facility, you will serve as the clinical authority on all dental matters, providing high-quality oral health care and overseeing the dental department. In this dual leadership and treatment role, you will:

• 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
  

You'll do more than treat dental issues.
You'll provide care that restores function, prevents disease, and builds trust in the patient-provider relationship.

Partial Benefits

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

What You’ll Need

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

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