Hygienist

Job Description

Our established and growing family dental practice is interviewing for registered dental hygienists to be a part of our team. We are a family focused practice offering gentle and tailored care to our patients with the top and newest technology. As a dental hygienist you will promote dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease;

performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Duties include:

• Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient.
• Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
• Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient's oral health.
• Complete dental prophylaxis and scaling and root planing procedures.
• Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies.
• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.
• Documents dental hygiene services and record and maintain records.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/

Qualifications:

• Use of Dental Technology
• Dental Health Maintenance
• Infection Control
• Health Promotion and Maintenance
• Bedside Manner
• Creating a Safe, Effective Environment
• Listening
• Teamwork
• Administering Medication
• Thoroughness
• Self-Development

We would love to have you be a part of our family. If you are interested, please forward your resume to or call at . You can visit us at