Registered Dental Hygienist

Are you facing a burnout in your hygiene career? Have a desire still but just need a breath of fresh air and a new-found passion? This is the ideal office for you. A well-established General Practice is the ideal place for you! You will be appreciated, valued, respected. You will be delighted to become part of this down to earth "gets it" team. You will sense this the moment you meet your long awaited Doctor who has a heart of GOLD and loves to give back to her community. She has a passion for dentistry and it is infectious. You will want to have this office and team be your forever home where you can retire and have a sense of comfort and stability. DAY(S): 3 Days per week (Flexible) HOURS: 8:00AM-5:00PM WEDNESDAY: 9-6 Dental Hygienist Responsibilities Using dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums. Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or swelling. Noting and reviewing patient medical history. Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease. Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists. Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machine. Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues. Exposing and developing x-ray film. Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments. Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care. Applying fluorides and other dental decay prevention agents. Working with dentists and dental assistants. Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients. Characteristics Friendly Outgoing Easy Going Down to earth Professional Reliable Dependable Efficient Punctual Tidy Neat Skill Set Time Management Team Oriented Multi-Tasking Requirements Associate's degree from an accredited hygiene program. State hygiene license. Current CPR certificate. Current on Hepatitis B vaccination. Ability to administer local anesthetic agents. Able to use an x-ray machine. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks. Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health. Technology Experience / Familiarity Dentrix Ascend Dexis Laser Arestin Orthodontic Patients Invisalign PPO/FFS Benefits PTO Dental Holiday Pay 401K #J-18808-Ljbffr