Dental Assistant (Oral Medicine)

UT Health San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Health San Antonio is seeking a Dental Assistant to support dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments, and materials. You will assist faculty, residents, and students, ensuring a safe and clean environment in compliance with procedures and regulations.

Responsibilities include setting up rooms, taking digital x-rays, preparing patients (including vitals), passing instruments, managing appointments, and maintaining inventory.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• RDA license with Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is required within one year if not already licensed.
• One year of dental assisting experience or completion of an approved dental assistant course.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.

Responsibilities

• Set up treatment rooms with trays, instruments, materials and supplies; clean and wrap chairs.
• Take and develop digital x-rays; assist with oral examinations and patient charting.
• Prepare patients for treatment including taking vitals.
• Pass instruments and materials; perform routine procedures.
• Manage and schedule patient appointments; maintain inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Hand skills

Teamwork with patients and staff

Listening skills

Detail oriented

Project coordination

MS Office suite

Verbal and written communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) with TSBDE

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Lotus Notes

Job description

Under direct supervision, supports dental care delivery by preparing treatment rooms, patients, instruments and materials. Provides assistance to faculty, residents and students in respective clinic. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Sets up treatment rooms for planned procedures including trays, instruments, materials and supplies; cleans and wraps chairs before and after appointments in preparation for next patient.
• Takes and develops digital x-rays, assist with oral examinations and patient charting.
• Receives and prepares patients for dental treatment including taking vitals.
• Passes instruments and materials and performs routine procedures.
• Manages and schedules patient appointments; maintains an active inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must have good hand skills to work in tight quarters on small part of the body, using precise tools and instruments.
• Ability to work closely with patients, faculty and students.
• Must have good listening skills.
• Detail oriented with the ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor important and complex projects concurrently.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Lotus Notes/other email software.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, to include writing and preparing memorandums, letters, and other official correspondence.

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or GED is required.

• Registry with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE) as a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) is required (Candidates hired as a Dental Assistant for the first time are not required to have a registered license but shall be required to obtain said license within one (1) year of the date of completion on certificate.

Required Skills

• One (1) year of dental assisting experience or completion of an approved dental assistant course is required.

This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.