Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Job Description

We are hiring a dental hygienist for our growing practice. You will assist the dentist with various procedures and in the operation of x-ray machines. 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 also have a steady hand and a great bedside manner, we’d like to meet you.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Use dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath the margins of gums.
• Look for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or swelling.
• Note and review patient medical history.
• Use probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease.
• Record dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
• Maintain dental equipment and x-ray machine.
• Feel and visually examine gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues.
• Sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
• Promote preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care.
• Apply fluorides and other dental decay prevention agents.
• Work with dentists and dental assistants.
• Maintain a dental hygiene program for patients.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Associate’s degree from an accredited hygiene program.
• State hygiene license.
• Current CPR certificate.
• Current on Hepatitis B vaccination.
• Able to use X-ray equipment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.