Registered Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Currently recruiting Dental Hygienists in San Diego, California , to work at the Naval Dental Clinic Miramar. The Dental Hygienist will provide dental care to active duty military members. 40 hrs per week, Mon Fri, 0645 1545, no Federal holidays or weekends. The Dental Hygienist will receive 17 days of paid vacation/sick, 10 federal holidays.

DUTIES OF THE DENTAL HYGIENIST:

• Examine patient's oral cavity to include mouth, throat, and pharynx, and record conditions of teeth and surrounding tissues. Refer patients to dentists who have abnormalities to include cavities, defective fillings, suspicious growths or periodontal disease.
• Apply desensitizing and other topical agents to treat abnormalities to include caries prevention, gingivitis and oral ulceration.
• Instruct patients, individually and in groups, in proper oral hygiene care using materials to include teeth models, displays, slides, toothbrushes, dental floss, disclosing tablets and mirrors. Demonstrate proper techniques of brushing, flossing, and use of necessary periodontal aids. Explain the common causes of tooth decay and its relationship to general diet.
• Take impressions and construct sports/safety mouth guards and soft night guards for vital bleaching.
• Polish restorations and apply pit and fissure sealants.
• Chair side dental assisting when directed by the Officer-In-Charge of the dental clinic.
• Record patients treated. Check and maintain instruments to ensure proper working conditions. Clean, sharpen, and sterilize instruments.
• Patient Workload, Readiness, and Scheduling. Utilizes the Corporate Dental Application and Dentrix to enter patient specific workload and readiness status and used for patient scheduling.
• Performs advanced prophylactic and preventive dentistry procedures in the treatment of patients with related medical and dental problems. The Dental Hygienist performs independent procedures as delegated and directed by a dentist in accordance with state regulations and law.
• Performs various advanced dental prophylaxis and provides therapeutic care in cases of acute gingivitis and periodontal disease around natural teeth, dental implants, and the periodontium using a variety of hand scale instruments and ultrasound equipment. Administers local anesthesia by infiltration when authorized and credentialed with proper licensing under the direct supervision of a Dental Officer. Apply prescribed medications to tissue on ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients, using knowledge of dental oral anatomy, physiology and histology. Performs deep scaling, root planning, and sub-gingival curettage under local anesthesia. Takes intra-oral impressions to prepare study models. Removes overhanging margins on fillings, reduces sharp edges of fractured teeth, polishes and finishes amalgam restoration. Removes sutures, changes dressings, and applies topical anesthetics.
• Work requires the performance of various advanced and specialized prophylactic and preventive dental hygiene procedures. Treatment is complicated by patients having additional medical and dental problems. The hygienist creates a treatment plan necessary according to the medical and dental needs of the patients. The hygienist must look for mouth sores, dryness, and tenderness that may require special rinses, and observe for any signs of cavities. Regular follow-up treatment and home care instructions are also necessary.
• Patient Workload, Readiness, and Scheduling. Utilizes the Corporate Dental Application and Dentrix to enter patient specific workload and readiness status and used for patient scheduling.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE DENTAL HYGIENIST:

• Degree: Associates Degree or Bachelor s Degree depending on the program.
• Education: Successful completion of a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA).
• Successfully pass the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE). In rare circumstances at MTFs in foreign countries, foreign trained RDHs who have not completed the NBDHE can be credentialed on a case-by-case basis based on demonstrated evidence of current competency.
• Certification: Certified in radiography as required by 42 CFR Part 75.
• Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instructions.
  • 1-year of experience as a licensed dental hygienist within the last two (2) years is required.
• License: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Dental Hygienist.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• U.S. Citizen (for access to Gov't computer systems).

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• Competitive starting salary
• 17 days paid vacation/sick per year!
• 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• Health & Welfare benefit mostly covers health insurance and short- and long-term disability
• Dental & Vision plans, 401(K)

ABOUT THE ARORA GROUP:

The Arora Group is an award-winning, Joint Commission-certified nationwide healthcare services company that, since 1989, has provided medical care for the men and women who serve our country in the U.S. Armed Forces. Our mission is to provide world-class care and give our healthcare professionals opportunities to improve their skills, learn from the best, and serve the needs of active duty service members, their families, and veterans.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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