Dental Hygienist

Dental Hygienist

Contentnea Health is a Community Health Center providing comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health services for members of our communities in Greene, Pitt and Pamlico counties in eastern North Carolina.

• Provides preventative dental care to patients in consultation with dentist.
  • Performs dental prophylaxis and/or scaling and root planing.
  • Performs periodontal probing.
  • Performs fluoride treatment and applies dental sealants as appropriate.
  • Exposes and processes dental radiographs.
  • Provides oral hygiene education to patients.
  • Administers local dental anesthetic if certified.
  • Documents clinical encounters in electronic health record (EHR) within timelines in established policies and procedures.
  • Seats and discharges patients, cleans and disinfects operatory between patients.
  • Adheres to established scheduling templates in provision of patient care.
• Participates in quality metrics directives and departmental quality improvement (QI) projects.
  • Maintains current knowledge of quality initiatives by regularly attending the practitioners', clinical site and practice meetings, and reviewing internal communications and resources.
  • Complies with Clinical Quality Measures expectations.
  • Modifies workflows as determined by department to attain QI objectives.
  • Consistently documents activities related to QI objectives.
• Supports dental operations.
  • Assists chair side in delivery of dental treatment when staffing demands require.
  • Participates in outreach and dental education programs as assigned.
  • Assists Practice Manager with maintaining stock/monitoring hygiene supplies.
  • Cleans and sterilizes dental instruments.

Qualifications and Skills Associate's Degree in Dental Hygiene. Current licensure as a Dental Hygienist in good standing with the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.