Dental Hygienist

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Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovation. These are the values that define UConn Health, and we are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a full-time Dental Hygienist to our growing team in our Storrs location. If you have a background in this field, as well as a passion for customer and patient experience, we want to hear from you.


At the UCHC this class is accountable for providing direct clinical dental hygiene services to patients.


SUPERVISION RECEIVED:


Works under the general supervision of a Dentist or other employee of higher grade.


SUPERVISION EXERCISED:


May lead/supervise employees of lower grade.


EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Performs clinical dental services including dental prophylaxis, facial and oral tissue exams.
• Participates in oral cancer exams, topical fluoride treatments and blood pressure examinations.
• Takes and processes radiographs; charts abnormalities; screens clients for systemic disease which may appear in the oral cavity.
• Conducts assessments and makes referrals for treatment; develops and implements dental hygiene care plans.
• Acts as surgical assistant for implant surgery.
• Provides education and training to patients and staff.
• Provides functional supervision of staff members involved in the dental care of patients; provides input for performance evaluations.
• Orders equipment and supplies; maintains equipment.
• Does chairside dental assisting.
• Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED


KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of dental hygiene, dental hygiene administration.
• Oral and written communications skills.
• Considerable interpersonal skills.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING


General Experience:


Two (2) years' experience as a dental hygienist.


SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:


Incumbents in this class must possess and retain during employment a license as a Registered Dental Hygienist in Connecticut.


WORKING CONDITIONS:


Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and position patients; may be exposed to communicable diseases and radiation; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.


SCHEDULE: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 10-hour shifts. Schedule will be as follows: Monday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Tuesday from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm, Thursday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm and Friday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Wednesday is a day off.


Why UConn Health


UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.