Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Dental Benefits for Candidate and Family
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Free uniforms
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discounts
• Paid time off

The Position Available is FULL TIME

Hours are as Follows:
Mondays - Thursdays 10 am - 6:00 pm
Fridays 8:00 am - 12:00 noon

Appointment times for patients are as follows:
Standard Hygiene Appt - 50 min
Child Hygiene Appt - 30 min
New Patient Appt - 60 min

Job Summary:

The RDH is in a special position to provide our patients the most important health service: ongoing preventive oral care by cleaning, scaling and polishing teeth to prevent gum disease. The RDH is also the primary patient educator and trust-builder in the office.

Essential Duties:

• Provides customer service support to patients by escorting them to and from the treatment room.
• Educates patients on the importance of oral health, preventive care, disease processes, the role of bacteria; provides appropriate education.
• Educates patients on the various options to include the MOST MEDICALLY CORRECT to treat their oral conditions.
• Properly schedules patients for preventative and periodontal treatment based on patient's need and the practice's goals
• Takes radiographs and intra-oral photographs as needed and as directed by the doctor.
• Records evaluation of periodontal conditions to ensure a complete diagnosis and proper treatment plan by the dentist.
• Inspects patients oral cavity and charts lesions, existing restorations and missing teeth.
• Evaluates gingival health and health of all oral tissue.
• Performs oral cancer exam on all patients.
• Assists doctor during clinical exam and records findings and recommendations.
• Implements and monitors recall system; contacts patients who are overdue for a recall.
• Helps fill the patient schedule when there are openings to keep production levels high each day.
• Prepares all treatment rooms including, but not limited to, set-up, decontamination, sterilizing and sharpening all instruments, cleaning hand pieces and room, restocking supplies.
• Scales, polishes, and applies fluoride to patients teeth.
• Executes root-planing and laser treatments.
• Takes iTero scans as needed.
• Applies topical anesthetic agents.
• Administers injectable local anesthesia as needed for treatment or as directed by doctor. (when properly licensed)
• Administers Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen to patients as applicable under the supervision of a doctor.Places pit and fissure sealants.
• Removes excess cement from supragingival surfaces of teeth.
• Polishes restorations and appliances (partials, dentures, etc.).