Registered Dental Hygienist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Applying fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to prevent dental decay;
- Charting conditions of dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by the dentist;
- Cleaning calcareous deposits, accretions and stains from teeth and beneath gum margins with dental instruments;
- Providing excellent customer service to all patients and visitors;
- Complete a thorough assessment of the patient’s teeth, bone, and periodontal tissues, and document any abnormalities or suspected conditions;
- Customize care to meet patient’s oral health;
- Provide all care in conjunction with accepted professional dental practices and standards;
- Aid the dentist with procedures and emergencies as needed;
- Maintain patient confidentiality;
- Perform dental hygiene services and procedures, including dental prophylaxis, scaling, flouride and sealants, and root planning;
- Application of fluoride and protective sealants. Removal of calculus, stain and plaque from above and below the gum line;
- Provides nutritional counseling, and self-care programs to prevent disease;
- Provide superior patient care and service. Exhibit outstanding service and hospitality;
- Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist;
- Other duties as required.
Requirements:
- Excellent interpersonal skills;
- 1-2 years of experience working in a dental practice;
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate;
- Dentrix software experience a plus;
- Greets and prepares patients for treatment;
- Ability to work between locations (Rockwall, TX and Paris, TX);
- Overall working knowledge of general dentistry and dental hygiene procedures;
- Completion of an accredited Dental Hygiene program;
- Works chair-side with dentist during treatment whenever necessary;
- Uses x-ray machines to take dental pictures, and sometimes develops the film;
- Provides preliminary charting of all head and neck pathology;
- Dental hygiene licensure qualifications compliant with the State Board of Dentistry, without any negative actions;
- Accurately records all treatment rendered;
- Experience using paperless medical technology;
- Experience with Curve Hero software preferred.