Dental Assistant (RDA) — Patient Care in Corrections

Utmb; Bonham (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health seeks a Dental Assistant to support the correctional health program in Texas. The role involves direct and indirect patient care, radiography, and intra-clinic dental procedures delegated by the supervising dentist.

Responsibilities include patient intake, treatment support across multiple specialties, instrument sterilization, inventory control, scheduling, and administrative duties within a secure clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Dental assistant registration current with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.
• CPR certification current.

Responsibilities

• Takes and records patient health history and vital signs; performs radiography and dental procedures as directed.
• Provides assistance in preventive, restorative, endodontic, prosthodontic, and oral surgery procedures; records clinical observations and data.
• Maintains clinic orderliness and cleanliness; sterilizes and disinfects instruments; maintains inventory and logs for hazardous materials.
• Operates data entry systems for scheduling daily sick calls and dental clinic appointments; prepares impressions for the Dental Laboratory.
• Maintains and inventories dental equipment and supplies; processes requisitions and reports discrepancies.

Skills

Dental radiography

Administrative support

Scheduling

Inventory management

Sterilization

Education

Dental assistant registration (TX SBDE)

CPR certification

Tools

Scheduling software

Dental Laboratory procedures

Job description

UTMB Health seeks a Dental Assistant to support the correctional health program in Texas. The role involves direct and indirect patient care, radiography, and intra-clinic dental procedures delegated by the supervising dentist.

Responsibilities include patient intake, treatment support across multiple specialties, instrument sterilization, inventory control, scheduling, and administrative duties within a secure clinical setting.