Dental hygienist

Join our Dental Team

We are a neighborhood family dental office. Our mission is to empower those around us with skills and knowledge so that they can confidently pursue their unique values.

As a team we are committed to the core values that we are professional and comfortable, we are a resource people can turn to, we are engaged in each other’s success and happiness.

• $55 - $60 per hour

• Alternating Mondays and Fridays: 7-3
• Tuesday and Wednesday: 10-6
• Thursday: 7-3

• License & Certification:
  Basic life support, Licensed dental hygienist
• Software
  
  Experience:
  
  Dentrix

• Responsible for performing licensed hygiene procedures, educating patients and management of Periodontal Therapy.
• Provide home care instructions to each patient.
• Keep instruments sharpened (curettes prior to SRP).
• Sterilize hygiene instruments and operative instruments.
• Set up and break down rooms.
• Disinfect room and equipment after each patient.
• Use digital/intraoral camera to educate patients.
• Follow Doctor’s recommendation for patient's treatment plan.
• Take, and label x-rays and IOC photos
• Cross train in other areas of office.
• Maintain hygiene equipment – suction lines & traps, cavitron, microscope.
• Keep abreast of HIPAA & follow HIPAA guidelines.
• Maintain licensure and attend continuing education courses annually.
• Enter existing and pending treatment plan into each chart.
• Present treatment plan with financial estimates
• Be sure treatment room is ready, stocked and disinfected before a patient is brought into the room.
• Review and update patient health history, dental history and dental charting at each visit.
• Collect preliminary data prior to Doctor’s initial exam which would include necessary x-rays, full mouth charting-including complete periodontal charting, and oral cancer screening.
• Educate patients as to the condition of their oral health, their options for treatment, what to expect with/without treatment – guiding them to an informed decision.
• Perform prophylaxis.
• Administer fluoride treatments.
• Review financial arrangement before procedure.
• Render periodontal therapy (scaling, root planing, incidental curettage, sub gingival irrigation and developing personalized homecare program for periodontal patients).
• Apply dental sealants.
• Maintain inventory and ensure oral hygiene supplies are ordered timely
• Complete chart preps daily.
• Accurately chart all procedures performed including date, services, necessary clinical notes (i.e. prognosis, treatment options etc.), procedures and time needed for next visit and your initials.
• Administer local anesthetic

• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)

• Name:
  Whites Creek Dental
• Location:
  
  15 McCabe Dr, #104, Reno, Nevada
• Type:
  Dental clinic
• Healthcare Services:
  Dental office

• Monday: 7:30AM–3:00PM
• Tuesday: 11:00AM–6:00PM
• Wednesday: 10:30AM–6:00PM
• Thursday: 7:30AM–3:00PM
• Friday: 7:30AM–3:00PM
• Saturday:
  Closed
• Sunday:
  Closed

• Dental Hygienist License
• CPR Certification
• BLS Certification
• X-ray / Radiography Certification
• Local Anesthesia Certification
• Nitrous Oxide Certification
• Expanded Functions Dental Hygienist
• Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner Certification
• Infection Control License
• Driver's license