"Dental Hygienist"

Extended Job Title

Dental Hygienist

Position Description

Redefine Your Role in Dental Care

Looking for a position where your clinical skills make a real difference—without the pressure to upsell or meet daily quotas? Join our dedicated team as a Dental Hygienist at the Post-Dalby Unit, where you'll focus solely on medically necessary care and patient education for an underserved population.

In this rewarding correctional healthcare setting, you'll experience a lower daily patient volume, allowing you to provide thorough, quality care without the rush. Enjoy the stability of a consistent schedule with firm start and end times—no evenings, weekends, or unexpected overtime. Working in a secure, well-equipped clinical environment under the supervision of a licensed dentist, you'll deliver preventive services that prioritize health, respect, and dignity.

Why This Role Stands Out:

• Meaningful Impact: You’ll deliver vital oral healthcare to an underserved population, educating patients, and helping to improve their long-term health while restoring dignity and wellness through compassionate care.
• Professional Growth: Work in a dynamic clinical environment with a diverse caseload. Gain hand-on experience in a wide range of clinical skills while expanding your knowledge of dentistry and the correctional healthcare system.
• Team-Based Culture: You’ll join a supportive team of dentists and dental assistants who value collaboration, ethical practice, and professional excellence.
• Structured & Supportive Environment: With set schedules and low client no-show rates, you’ll be able to focus on what matters—delivering high-quality care.
• Job Stability & Benefits: Enjoy consistent hours, competitive pay, retirement options, generous leave policies, and access to training and certification programs.

Requisition ID
42421BR

Travel Required
Up to 25%

Pay Grade Maximum
$40.37

Major/Essential Functions

• Professionally clean teeth including prophies and scaling and root planing
• Presents instructions on proper personal oral hygiene
• Captures digital radiographs
• Administers topical fluoride
• Disinfects surfaces and dental equipment
• Sterilizes dental instruments according to OSHA regulations
• Takes thorough inventory of instruments through daily counts and logs
• Serve as Dental Assistant when needed
• Proper record keeping and maintenance both in manual and automated systems
• Ensure dental supplies are on hand and ordered in a timely manner
• Answer sick call requests and schedules patients in a timely manner

Applicants will be considered for either a Full-Time or a Part-Time Registered Dental Hygienist Position.

About Managed Care
Since 1989, TTUHSC Managed Care has served as a healthcare delivery service, providing high quality, low cost healthcare to patients within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system. We provide medical, mental health, and dental services to patients in 22 facilities throughout West Texas. Managed Care emphasizes our values-based culture in all we do. You can learn more about TTUHSC Managed Care by visiting our website HERE.

Grant Funded?
No

Pay Grade Minimum
$31.80

Pay Basis
Hourly

Schedule Details
Will discuss during interview

Work Location
Post

Department
TDCJ Dental

Job Type
Full Time

Pay Statement
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.

Shift
Day

EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Required Qualifications

Full-Time Registered Dental Hygienist
Education: A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent. Completion of an approved dental hygiene training program; licensed to practice dental hygiene by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.

Part-Time Registered Dental Hygienist
Education: A minimum of a High School diploma or equivalent. Completion of an approved dental hygiene training program; licensed to practice dental hygiene by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.

(Hours can be discussed during interview)

Navy Enlisted Classification Code
HM

Army Military Occupational Specialty Code
68E

Air Force Specialty Code
4Y0X1