DENTAL Hygienist - Part Time

DENTAL HYGIENIST - Part Time, 16-24 hrs weekly 8-4:30 pm

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This range is provided by Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$35.00/hr - $43.00/hr

• Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
• Treat dental problems or diseases.
• Record and review patient medical histories.
• Record patient medical histories.
• Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
• Examine mouth, teeth, gums, or related facial structures.
• Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
• Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
• Examine mouth, teeth, gums, or related facial structures.
• Expose and develop x-ray film.
• Process x-rays or other medical images.
• Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
• Record patient medical histories.
• Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
• Sterilize medical equipment or instruments.
  
  Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
• Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
• Examine mouth, teeth, gums, or related facial structures.
• Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
• Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
• Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
• Treat dental problems or diseases.
• Maintain patient recall system.
• Administer local anesthetic agents.
• Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
• Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
• Treat dental problems or diseases.
• Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.
• Direct healthcare delivery programs.
• Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.
• Adjust dental devices or appliances to ensure fit.
• Remove sutures and dressings.
• Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
  
  Make impressions for study casts.
• Fabricate medical devices.

• Strength to perform the following lifting tasks:
• Floor to waist – 30 pounds
• 14” to waist – 40 pounds
• Waist to shoulder – 20 pounds
• Shoulder to overhead – 10 pounds
• Carry 30 pounds for 30 feet
• Push 40 pounds/force for 15 feet
• Pull 40 pounds/force for 15 feet
• Complete tasks with arm in extended position for extended length of time.

• Reports to the Dental Director.

Entry level

Part-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care