Dental Hygienist, Oral Medicine​/Triage , Penn Dental Medicine

Dental Hygienist, Oral Medicine/Triage Support, Penn Dental Medicine University Overview

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research,and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education,all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.

As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbeswho named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home forwork and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources,and much more.

Dental Hygienist

Penn Dental Medicine's Oral Medicine's clinic and teams collaborate with experts across multiple disciplines to provide comprehensive care for individuals in need of non-surgical treatment for conditions of the mouth, teeth, jaw and face. Our specialists inoral medicine diagnosis consult and give non-surgical medical treatment for many conditions.

At Penn Dental Medicine, our students are among the nation's best,and they are matched in quality by the high level of instruction and research among our faculty. Our research encompasses all thebasic and clinical sciences, and Penn's emphasis on interdisciplinary scholarship encourages collaborations across disciplines. Our clinical care brings the latest techniques and technologies to patients within our teaching clinics and facultypractice. As stewards of the neighborhood in which we reside, Penn Dental Medicine participates in a diversity of community outreach programs, serving area residents while teaching our students to practice with compassion and responsibility.

PDM's Oral Medicine Clinic is seeking a full-time dental hygienist to support and fulfill the following expectations:

• Escort patients to and from operatories
• Prepares patients for dental hygiene treatment by setting upand breaking down operatory, as well as nitrous units when needed
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keepinginformation confidential
• Supports dentist with nitrous oxide unit set-up and monitoringlevels through duration of patient appointment
• Help to acquaint patients with preventive care-oriented practice philosophy
• Help to maintain and manage patient recall system
• Perform thorough oral prophylaxis (cleanings) on scheduledpatients which include proper use of ultrasonic cleaning devices,scaling instruments, polishing and flossing
• Conduct dental and periodontal assessments, providing oralcancer screening, charting conditions of decay and disease (viaaxiUm), capturing digital images (via MiPacs) and documentinginterventions performed electronically by recording vital signs,clinical notes and procedures.
• Arrests dental decay by applying topical fluorides and occlusalsealants on indicated patients, recommending cavity-preventingagents as needed
• Educate…