Dental Assistant

Overview

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• Functional
  
  Title:
  
  Dental Assistant
• Job Title: Dental Assistant II
• Agency: Health & Human Services Comm
• Department: Dental Clinical Services
• Posting Number: 13343
• Closing Date: 04/29/2026
• Posting Audience: Internal and External
• Occupational Category: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
• Salary Group: TEXAS-A-14
• Salary Range: $3,649.83-$4,594.50
• Pay Frequency: Monthly
• Shift: Day
• Additional Shift: Days (First)
• Telework: Not Eligible for Telework
• Travel: Up to 5%
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Full Time/Part Time: Full time
• FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt
• Facility
  
  Location:
  
  Richmond State Supported Living Center
• Job Location City: RICHMOND
• Job Location Address: 2100 PRESTON
• Other Locations: Richmond
• MOS Codes: 4Y0X1, 4Y0X2, 68E, 68Z, HM, HN, HS

Come work in an environment where we truly value and respect those we serve and believe in the mission that all people can achieve a higher level of wellness and independence.

The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems. The centers provide campus-based direct services and supports at 13 centers located throughout the state. Learn About Our State Supported Living Centers

If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you!

The Dental Assistant II will perform Highly Complex/Senior level tasks. These tasks will be Dental Assistant tasks as well as Data Entry into the Dental Database. The Dental Assistant II will complete tasks under limited supervision. The Dental Assistant II is allowed considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

The dental assistant is a key team member responsible for providing direct healthcare that supports the requirement to provide dental care to all residents of the facility. Duties involve assisting the dental staff while in direct patient care, exposing and developing x-rays, maintaining infection control standards for the clinic, monitoring and maintaining essential supply levels, mixing and preparing dental materials for restorative procedures, completing minor dental laboratory procedures, maintaining dental treatment records, managing the schedule for the dentist and dental hygienist, providing oral self-care counseling to patients and staff inclinic and in-home, and collecting data to support quality enhancement.

The dental assistant must be registered with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners as a “Registered Dental Assistant,” and must pass tests on jurisprudence, radiology, and infection control. With additional training the Dental Assistant may provide preventive care including coronal polishing of teeth and pit and fissure sealants. The Dental Assistant must be familiar enough with office management computer programs to use word documents, spreadsheets, and databases to maintain the dental records and data collection systems the dental department must use for daily patient care, as well as quality enhancement program initiatives and regulatory requirements.

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• Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
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