Traveling Periodontist Assistant
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on_site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Traveling Periodontist Assistant to join our thriving multi-specialty practice team! The ideal Periodontist Assistant candidate is passionate about providing the best level of care and education, has excellent chair side manner, and can operate as an effective member of a team! We are looking for a friendly, dependable, self-motivated, hardworking individuals who is team oriented and willing to learn.
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Position requires travel to our Burleson and Colleyville offices
* Depending on where you live in FTW, You will be at a 35 minute radius from Colleyville and shorter distance to Burleson.
Essential Endodontics
5209 Heritage Ave #400, Colleyville, TX 76034
Essential Endodontics
101 NW Renfro St #102, Burleson, TX 76028
The following schedule
- Monday - Colleyville
- Tuesday - FTW
- Wednesday - Colleyville
- Thursday - Burleson every other Thursday
- Friday - FTW
Key Responsibilities
- Experience with set up and break down of:
- Surgical set ups
- Membranes
- IV Sedation
- Perio Laser
- Dental implants
- Bone grafting
- Organizing, maintaining, and ordering all surgical supplies
- Knowledge of taking a CBCT, Pano, Digital Impressions, etc.
- Knowledge of Perio Charting, progress notes, and letters
- Communicating with patients for pre & post instructions
Experience
The ideal candidate will have 6 months or more years of dental assistant experience or have graduated from dental assistant school looking to begin their career in the dental field. We provide on the job training!
Benefits Include
- Paid Holidays after 90 days
- Paid Time Off after 90 days
- Bonus opportunities available after 90 days
- Supplemental Discount plans available after 90 days
- Health Insurance available if would like to sign up at 60 days of employment or enrollment period
Requirements
Candidates should have at least 6 months of dental assistant experience or be a graduate of a dental assistant school. The role requires the ability to travel between the Burleson and Colleyville office locations.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Traveling Periodontist Assistant at Essential Endodontics a 7.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Dental — ranked against 5,225 active Dental listings on WeekdayDoc.
Dental Assisting Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score
Top 25% in Dental
- On-site
Living in Fort Worth
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $264k
- Typical market rent
- $1,615/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 27 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.