School Dental Hygienist

School Dental Hygienist

Certified Dental Hygienist Salary Range: $59,493-$81,690

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
• Current Pennsylvania School Dental Hygienist Certificate or specification per Pa Dept. of Ed.
• Ability to work with people
• Satisfactory work record & criminal/child abuse clearances (Acts 34,114,168, 151)
• Professional maturity in dealing with children, staff members, school personnel, parents, and community members

Summary:

The School Dental Hygienist implements comprehensive education and preventive dental health programs. These programs provide an educational experience that cultivates dental health habits and understanding, permitting students to function at their optimum level throughout life.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• To appraise the dental health statues of pupils and school personnel
• Implement PA State Mandated Dental Hygiene Services Program
• To counsel pupils, teachers, parents, and others for the purpose of helping pupils obtain needed treatment or for arranging school programs in keeping with their abilities
• To help prevent communicable diseases
• To provide emergency care for injury or sudden dental issues
• To protect and promote the dental health of school personnel
• Applies appropriate theory as basis for decision-making in dental hygiene
• Establishes and maintains a comprehensive school Dental Hygiene Program
• Collects information about the health and development status of the student in a systematic and continuous manner
• Uses data collected about the health and developmental status of the student to determine a dental hygiene diagnosis and develops a plan of care unique to student needs
• Intervenes to implement actions that promote, maintain, or restore dental health, prevent illness, and effect rehabilitation
• Assesses student responses to those actions in order to revise dental hygiene diagnosis and plan of care and to determine progress made toward goal achievement
• Collaborates with other professionals in planning to assure quality of dental care provided to students
• Assists students, families, and school personnel to achieve optimal levels of wellness through dental health education
• Assumes responsibility for continuing education and professional development and contributes to the professional growth of others
• Performs other tasks and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the building principal and/or Director of Community and Student Services

The Allentown School District is committed to excellence! The richness of The Allentown School District's diversity is strengthened by its central role in educating our students for America's future through academic excellence and celebrating the culturally responsive, athletic and artistic range of talent in the schools. ASD students originate from 51 countries and speak 26 languages. The Allentown School District offers a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify. This may include medical insurance, dental insurance, vision reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, personal and sick time, PSERS Retirement Fund. Eligibility for specific benefits will be outlined in each labor group's specific collective bargaining agreement.