Dental Assistant — Inmate Health Clinic

The University of Texas Medical Branch; Cuero (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Cuero, Texas, is seeking a dental assistant to perform direct and indirect patient care under a supervising dentist. You will handle radiography, lab procedures, and inmate dental health education, while maintaining clinic hygiene and inventory control.

The role supports preventive, restorative, endodontic, prosthodontic, and surgical procedures and utilizes scheduling software for appointments and prosthetic tracking.

Qualifications

• Dental assistant registration must be current and maintained with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.
• Must maintain a current CPR.

Responsibilities

• Takes and records patient health history and vital signs; performs radiography, dental laboratory procedures, inmate dental health education.
• Assists in preventive, restorative, endodontic, prosthodontic, and oral surgery procedures; records treatment data.
• Maintains clinic orderliness; sterilizes instruments and manages inventory.
• Uses scheduling software to enter appointments and track prosthetic cases.

Skills

Radiography

Infection control

Patient education

Education

Dental assistant registration (Texas State Board of Dental Examiners)

CPR certification

Tools

Scheduling software

Job description

UTMB Health in Cuero, Texas, is seeking a dental assistant to perform direct and indirect patient care under a supervising dentist. You will handle radiography, lab procedures, and inmate dental health education, while maintaining clinic hygiene and inventory control.

The role supports preventive, restorative, endodontic, prosthodontic, and surgical procedures and utilizes scheduling software for appointments and prosthetic tracking.