Dental Hygienist

We are looking for a Dental Hygienist to help treat patients and promote good oral health practices. What do Dental Hygienists do? Dental Hygienist duties revolve around conducting initial patient screenings, cleaning teeth (e.g. removing plaque) and advising patients on oral health and preventative care. You’ll help dentists decide treatments for teeth or gum diseases and handle dental emergencies. As a Dental Hygienist, you should be reliable and able to build trust with patients of all ages.

You should have deep knowledge of relevant health and safety rules and a good eye for oral diseases and anomalies. If you have a steady hand and great bedside manner, we’d like to meet you.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for providing hygiene treatment to patients

SPECIFIC DUTIES Patient Management o Review daily schedule with the administrative assistant for hygiene patients o Work with administrative assistant to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency o Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary o Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health o Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis for patients o Perform scaling, root planing and selective polishing for patients as appropriate o Polish restorations o Administer local anesthetics, if allowed by dental practice act o Place medicaments subgingivally for periodontal disease treatment o Take radiographs of patients as prescribed by dentist o Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and sealants o Communicate with patients in an understandable and professional way o Check on patient comfort during treatment and help allay patient anxiety o Accurately and appropriately record provided treatment o Teach proper oral hygiene techniques to patients o Counsel patients on oral health, including the role of nutrition o Perform other tasks assigned by the dentist