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Job/Position DescriptionDental Assistant IIThe Dental Assistant II will perform Highly Complex/Senior level tasks. These tasks will be Dental Assistanttasks as well as Data Entry into the Dental Database. The Dental Assistant II will complete tasks under limitedsupervision. The Dental Assistant II is allowed considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independentjudgment.The dental assistant is a key team member responsible for providing direct healthcare that supports therequirement to provide dental care to all residents of the facility. Duties involve assisting the dental staff while indirect 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 restorativeprocedures, completing minor dental laboratory procedures, maintaining dental treatment records, managingthe schedule for the dentist and dental hygienist, providing oral self-care counseling to patients and staff inclinicand in-home, and collecting data to support quality enhancement. The dental assistant must beregistered with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners as a and#147;Registered Dental Assistant,and#148; and must passtests on jurisprudence, radiology, and infection control. With additional training the Dental Assistant mayprovide preventive care including coronal polishing of teeth and pit and fissure sealants. The Dental Assistantmust 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 fordaily patient care, as well as quality enhancement program initiatives and regulatory requirements.Provide treatment of HHS employees injured in the course and scope of employment.Essential Job Functions1. Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even arotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs otherduties as assigned.2. Daily assisting Dental Director, Clinical Dentist as well as Dental Hygienists at the Dental chair side withdental instruments and materials for residents at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (EPSSLC) inpreparation for examining and treating residents.3. Exposure and development of radiographs as ordered by the Dental Director or Clinical Dentist.4. Maintains updated infection control standards in the Dental Clinic at the EPSSLC,5. Arranges Dental Instruments for Treatment of residents according to procedure type.6. Instructs Staff and Individuals at EPSSLC on proper daily oral hygiene.7. Maintains Dental Supply Inventories for the Dental Clinic.8. Schedule Dental Appointments for the residents.9. Enters Data for each appointment. 10. Assists with Desensitization for the residents as required by Dental Director.11. Assists Individual into Dental Clinic and Dental Chair as needed.12. Performs other duties as assigned by Dental Director, Clinical Dentist as well as Hygienists.13. Provide treatment of HHS employees injured in the course and scope of employment.Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting roleto meet the agencyand#146;s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP)activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.Kn https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=588483 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.