Dental Hygienist I

Dental Hygienist I

The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking to hire a Dental Hygienist I. The Dental Hygienist will provide dental hygiene services for new and periodic recall patients at the University of Louisville Goodwill Opportunity Campus Dental Practice located at 2820 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202.

May be eligible for $5,000 sign-on/ retention bonus per ULSD policies and procedures and a $5,000 bonus upon the completion of one year of service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform scaling, root planning, and polishing patients' teeth
• Determines vital signs, reviews medical history, perform preliminary exam, charts missing and filled teeth.
• Exposes, develops, and mounts periapical and panoramic radiographs.
• Enter patient data on chart as appropriate.
• Instructs patients in the cause, prevention, and consequences of periodontal disease.
• Instructs patients on appropriate oral hygiene techniques.
• Maintains instruments and operatory according to accepted standards.
• Manage recall appointment schedules and records.
• Other duties as assigned.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

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