Dental Hygienist RDH Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Dental Hygienist RDH to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Place locally-administered antibiotics as supportive periodontal therapy;
- Creates periodontal treatment plans based on the dentist’s diagnosis;
- All other duties and responsibilities as assigned and allowed under applicable state laws and regulations;
- Implement irrigation and desensitizing procedures or products as adjunctive to periodontal therapy;
- Perform root planning as a periodontal therapy;
- Make recommendations as to patients’ recare interval and follow-up needs;
- Perform downtime duties as assigned;
- Apply cavity-preventive agents, such as fluorides and pit and fissure sealants;
- Perform recall and reactivation phone calls;
- Expose, develop and mount dental x-rays (intraoral and extraoral);
- Assist other dental professionals in communicating patient care;
- Performs other related duties as assigned;
- Adhere to clinical policies procedures and protocols;
- Ensure proper patient record and documentation;
- Perform oral healthcare and risk assessments.
Requirements:
- Passionate about providing patient-centered care, and excellent patient service;
- Local Anesthesia Permit;
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate;
- To be paid on adj. production bases (35%);
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills;
- Strong organization, planning and analytical skills;
- Possess exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills, including conflict resolution skills;
- Comfortable scheduling patients’ dental hygiene appointments;
- Excellent positive attitude and customer service skills;
- Dental hygienists must be licensed and in good standing with the State of Louisiana;
- Associates or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene;
- Strong team player;
- Computer proficiency and the ability to learn new programs as required;
- Ability to multi-task and remain calm in a rapidly changing environment;
- Passionate about Dental Hygiene and the service you provide.