Dental Dispensary Assistant - UTHealth Dentists Bellaire

Dental Dispensary Assistant School of Dentistry (Bellaire Clinic)

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UTHealth Houston's School of Dentistry is seeking a Dental Dispensary Assistant for the Bellaire Clinic. This role supports daily clinical operations by maintaining dental supplies and equipment, stocking treatment areas, managing inventory, preparing instruments, and ensuring providers have the resources needed to deliver exceptional patient care. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and committed to supporting a high-quality patient experience.

Bellaire Clinic located at 6500 W Loop S, Suite 200-A, Bellaire, TX 77401

Provides routine skills in dental dispensary operations, central sterilization operations and patient care.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Cleans, disinfects, packages and sterilizes dental and surgical instruments.
• Orders and dispenses instruments, dental materials and supplies to students and faculty.
• Sets up sterile instrument trays for surgical procedures.
• Operates ultrasonic cleaners and sterilizers.
• Maintains inventory level and records.
• Assists in periodic or annual inventory as required. Maintains security of University property in work areas.
• Ensures proper utilization and compliance with clinic equipment loan policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• None

Minimum Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Minimum Experience:

None required 1 year of experience in customer service, central sterilization, receiving, storing, issuing, and accounting for dental materials and property preferred

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. 791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.