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/* Accessibility styles fix for printing (IE)*/ Skip to Main Content window.parent.name = 'PA_1427490659901'; Home Search Current Openings Create E-Mail Notification Create Application Login FAQs UTHSC-H Home Human Resources Benefits Equal Opportunity Foreign Education Posting Details Return to Search Results Printer-Friendly Version Please do not use your browser's "Back", "Forward" or "Refresh" buttons.Use the navigational buttons within the site. Position Information Application Types Accepted Application Requisition Number 151824 Job Category Allied Health Job Title Dental Assistant II (Certified) Status Full-Time # Hours Per Week 40 Shift/Work Schedule School/Unit School of Dentistry Department Endodontics Job Location Houston, TX Job Summary "Where Creating the Best Hope for a Healthier Future Begins" Perform routine tasks assisting the professional dental staff and students in the examination and prophylactic, therapeutic and surgical treatment of patients. Works under direct supervision. Additional Summary Specific to Job Come join an exciting opportunity as Dental Assistant I or Dental Assistant II in our School of Dentistry Periodontics Department! - Provides chair side assistance to students and faculty. - Sterilizes instruments and set up instrument trays. - Maintains inventory control. - Prepares and submits clinical activity log as well as other reports. - Trains new employees, answers telephones, and other clerical duties such as scheduling. - Provides input for interview, hiring, and performance evaluation for Dental Assistants. - Maintains recall database to call patients back before discharging back to private sector. - May maintain resident or student database by inputting data for all faculty, residents, and patients and collects student exit evaluation information. - Maintains recall database to call patients back before discharging back to private sector. - May provide guidance, training, and evaluations to dental assistant students. - Must be able to respond to emergency situations. - Lead the activities of support staff within a small unit/division department. Provide Human Resources input for the interview, hiring, and performance evaluation process of Dental Assistants. May perform expanded administrative tasks. - Performs other duties as assigned. Organizational Requirements Dental Assistant I requirement: High School Diploma/Equivalent with a minimum of three months dental assisting experience or completion of a recognized dental assisting program of comparable length in lieu of experience. Dental Assistant Registration by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners and basic office or computer skills is also required. Preferred: completion of a recognized dental assistant educational program. Dental Assistant II (Certified) requirement: High school diploma or equivalent Preferred: Completion of a recognized dental assistant educational program or appropriate experience. Two years of dental assisting experience, if candidate has not attended a recognized dental assistant educational program. Dental Assistant Registration by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners and Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) Certification by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Basic office and computer skills. Departmental Requirements/Preferences Salary Range Commensurate with experience This position works with Houston Independent School District (H.I.S.D.) students. No This position works with minors under the age of 18 years. No This position will be working in a laboratory or clinic Yes This position will use radiation sources Yes Pre Employment Conditions TB Skin Test Open to current UTHSC-H employees only? No Job Classification regular FLSA Status Non-Exempt Does this position accept online applications? Yes This is a grant funded position No Benefits Eligible Yes Would you like to refer a friend to this posting? Copy and paste this link into an email and they will be a click away from a new opportunity! jobs.uth.tmc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=103380 function checkForSelectedStatus(){
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