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Posted: September 18, 2025 (119 days ago)

Added to FreshGovJobs: December 4, 2025 (42 days ago)

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Public Health Dentist (Part - Time)

City of El Paso

PUBLIC HEALTH

Stale

Location

Salary

$100,494.78 - $170,841.13

per year

Closes

Not specified

Job Description

Summary

This part-time role involves delivering dental care mainly to children in a public health setting, including check-ups, fillings, extractions, and teaching oral hygiene, while also overseeing a team of staff.

It's ideal for a licensed dentist with experience in pediatric care who enjoys community service and mentoring students. The position is contract-based and depends on ongoing funding.

Key Requirements

  • DDS or DMD degree from an accredited college or university
  • Valid license to practice dentistry from the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
  • Certification to write prescriptions under federal and state regulations
  • Valid Texas Class 'C' Driver's License or equivalent
  • Experience providing preventive, restorative, and surgical dental services to pediatric patients
  • Ability to supervise clinical staff, including scheduling, training, and performance evaluation
  • Knowledge of OSHA, radiation safety, and hazardous chemical guidelines

Full Job Description

MOS Code: 63H (Army), 47G1D (Air Force)

Education and Experience
: DDS or DMD degree from an accredited college or university.

Licenses and Certificates:
  • Licensed to practice dentistry by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
  • Certified to write prescriptions by federal and state regulatory authorities.
  • Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

Requirements

Under general direction, provide professional chair side dental services to primarily pediatric patients and supervise clinical staff.

Qualifications

Provide preventive, restorative and surgical dental services. Involves: Provide prophylaxis, topical fluoride, oral hygiene instruction, nutritional counseling, sealant placement, Pediatric Behavioral Management Dentistry with local anesthetic, refer treatment requiring Nitrous Oxide to a pediatric specialist as N2O2 sedation with treatment is not an option, Molar Root Canal Therapy, Surgical Third Molar Extractions, Orthodontic uprighting of molars, Anterior acrylic Crowns, Composite Veneers, In Office Fixed Space Maintainer fabrication with either Band and Loop or Distal Shoe and Total Canal Vitapex on Primary Dentition.  Interpret radiographic survey of oral structures/tissues of clients.  Refer to appropriate specialist when required.  Assure that necessary consent and documentation of treatment is complete and accurate.  Comply with OSHA guidelines, radiation safety guidelines and Hazardous Chemical guidelines as mandated by the health district and/or Texas State Board of Dental Examiners. 

Supervise assigned personnel.  Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, or other employee status changes.  Serve as a community mentor/instructor for area students, interns and dental school residents.

Additional Information

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Note: This is unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on the continuation of state/federal funding.

Note: This is a part-time position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a present number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 9/18/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/4/2025

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-elpaso-5083597