Hygienist

Job Description Job Description Our established and growing family dental practice is interviewing for registered dental hygienists to be a part of our team. We are a family focused practice offering gentle and tailored care to our patients with the top and newest technology. As a dental hygienist you will promote dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act. Duties include: -Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient. -Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments. -Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient's oral health. -Complete dental prophylaxis and scaling and root planing procedures -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. -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 and record and maintain records -Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. -Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies. -Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Skills/Qualifications: Use of Dental Technology, Dental Health Maintenance, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Bedside Manner, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment, Listening, Teamwork, Administering Medication, Thoroughness, Self- Development We would love to have you be a part of our family. If you are interested, please forward your resume to View email address on click.appcast.io or call at View phone number on click.appcast.io. You can visit us at