Dental Hygienist

Job Description Job Description Dental Hygienist in Bloomington, IN Job Highlights: * $50-55/hour BOE * 4 day work week..9-5 * Open to PT or FT at Private Practice * Full time provides comprehensive benefits * Scrub Allowance, CE & License Reimbursement * Designated hour lunch * 1 hour recalls/1.5 hour NP * New Grads Welcome Responsibilities: * Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins. * Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies. * Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents. * Helps Dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers. * Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions, providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit. * Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records. * Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies * Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques. * Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies. Requirements: * License/Certification: Registered Dental Hygienist Required * CPR Certification * Local Anesthesia and Nitrous certification a plus but not required