Inmate Dental Services

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Atlanta, Georgia requires a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive inmate dental services. The agency is seeking to address the routine and emergency dental needs of its inmate population through offsite care. The contracted provider must deliver all services, including diagnostics, treatment, and education, at the vendor's own office location. The scope of work covers dental screenings within seven to fourteen days of admission, unless completed within the prior six months, alongside initial hygiene instruction. The provider must conduct dental examinations within fourteen days of admission, utilizing diagnostic x-rays when necessary. For inmates with less than twelve months of detention, the required services include the treatment of dental pain, sedation fillings, extractions of non-restorable teeth, and gross debridement of symptomatic areas. The agency requires a treatment plan with x-rays for inmates who request care within one week of detention. The provider must maintain a defined charting system that identifies oral health conditions and prioritizes treatment by category, while developing an individualized treatment plan for every patient. The scope also includes hygienic services, patient education, and consultation or referral to dental specialists and oral surgeons when necessary. Only United States organizations operating onshore are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The agency is currently looking for proposals to establish the budget and has not disclosed specific evaluation criteria or key dates in the initial solicitation.